Police Minister Senzo Mchunu delivered the newest crime statistics for the third quarter of 2024/2025 in Pretoria on Friday.
While Mchunu applauded a lower in severe crimes, the Democratic Alliance has highlighted that the statistics reveal the grim actuality dealing with South African residents.
Minister inspired by drop in severe crime stats
Certainly, Mchunu praised the lower within the reported statistics as a big enchancment in comparison with the identical interval final yr.
“The statistics we present today show a significant shift in our national crime landscape. Encouragingly, we have observed an overall decrease in several categories of crime.” mentioned Mchunu
Mchunu highlighted the next decreases:
- A 9.8% lower in homicide instances
- A 3.3% discount in rape instances
- A 3.2% drop in tried sexual offences
Democratic Alliance reacts: Stats reveal actuality of life in SA
Democratic Alliance Spokesperson on Police Ian Cameron says that the lower in some crime stats doesn’t mirror lived realities for many communities in South Africa.
“Today’s release of the crime statistics reflects the horrific daily experiences of South Africans. Despite some reduction in key crimes such as murder, if you ask anyone across communities whether they feel safer, their answer would be no.” Cameron defined
Cameron highlighted how, from October to the top of 2024, the next crimes had taken place:
- 6 953 folks had been murdered (76 every day)
- 54 337 folks had been assaulted (591 every day)
- 11 803 folks had been victims of raped (128 every day)
- 12 447 widespread robberies occurred (135 every day)
Cameron confused the significance of enhancing crime intelligence and forensic capabilities because the world constantly finds new approaches to tackling crime.
“Our approach to crime must be ahead of criminals and current (approach) is not. Technologically, we are outdated, as our forensic labs and intelligence systems must not only be updated but built for the future.” Cameron elaborated.
Provinces with highest homicide charge revealed
Mchunu additionally revealed that, whereas all provinces had recorded an general lower in homicide instances, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal had been the very best contributors general.
The provinces accounted for 25% and 21.4% of the reported instances, adopted by the Eastern Cape at 18.9% and the Western Cape at 17.4%.
Furthermore, the Western Cape recorded the very best variety of gang-related murders in South Africa (263), with the overwhelming majority (135) of those crimes happening in Bishop Lavis, Mitchells Plain, Kleinvlei, Delft and Elsies River.
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