Crime Stats for South Africa Show Changes in Serious Offences

Sexual offences discovered as a result of police action have increased by 20.5%, according to the 2019/20 statistics released by the South African Police Service, while drug-related crime dropped by 26.7% and attempted murder by 1.8%. The full crime stats presentation for 2019/20 can be found here.

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