SAPS released new crime statistics for South Africa today
SA reported the highest number of murders in a decade, with an average of just more than 58 people killed every day
Business Day
- Crime statistics: 943 children murdered and more than 24,000 sexually assaulted https://ewn.co.za/2020/07/31/crime-stats-943-children-murdered-and-more-than-24-000-sexually-assaulted
- Crime statistics: Nine murders, 19 attempted murders at schools due to bullying https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/crime-stats-nine-murders-19-attempted-murders-at-schools-due-to-bullying-0c90e633-b18d-4fec-9808-44963c3fd98c
- Faces of Crime: The real victims of crime https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-07-31-faces-of-crime/
- Crime statistics: Murders increase yet again, but bank robberies down 100% https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/2332559/crime-stats-murders-increase-yet-again-but-bank-robberies-down-100/
- Crime statistics: Delft, Khayelitsha replace Nyanga as SA’s murder capital https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/watch-crime-statistics-delft-khayelitsha-replace-nyanga-as-sas-murder-capital-20200731
- Crime statistics: Driving under influence edges closer to 100K mark, knife favourite weapon https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/crime-stats-driving-under-influence-edges-closer-to-100k-mark-knife-favourite-weapon-74e2ac52-3b50-4592-8693-1d4a89cf7ede
Visit Crime Stats SA on www.crimestatssa.com to download a crime report for your police precinct in South Africa.
Business robberies on the rise, truck hijackings increase by 1.7%
- This is the state of crime in SA, and it is worse than before https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2020-07-31-this-is-the-state-of-crime-in-sa-and-it-is-worse-than-before/
- Business robberies on the rise, truck hijackings increase by 1.7% https://ewn.co.za/2020/07/31/crime-stats-business-robberies-on-the-rise-truck-hijackings-increase-by-1-7
- Murder, rape and farm attacks: SA crime stats at a glance https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-07-31-watch-murder-rape-and-farm-attacks-sa-crime-stats-at-a-glance/
- Crime Stats 2019/20: Inanda, Umlazi and Mthatha record most rapes in SA https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/crime-stats-201920-inanda-umlazi-and-mthatha-record-most-rapes-in-sa-d3ef62b3-c985-4e03-a672-66549d74e413
- Crime statistics: Rhino poaching drastically reduced https://www.enca.com/life/crime-stats-rhino-poaching-drastically-reduced
The number of South African rhinos killed by poachers fell by half in the first six months of the year, but 166 were slaughtered nonetheless, the environment minister said Friday. And the number of incidences has begun to edge higher again as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased, she added in a statement.
- Bheki Cele briefs the nation on the latest annual crime stats https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/2332546/live-bheki-cele-briefs-the-nation-on-the-latest-annual-crime-stats
- Robbery at residential properties recorded a decrease of 5.8%, while carjackings increased 13% https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/live-police-minister-bheki-cele-releases-annual-sa-crime-statistics-20200731
- INFOGRAPHICS | Crime statistics 2020: What you need to know https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/infographics-crime-stats-2020-what-you-need-to-know-20200731
