Newsdeck
Crime Stats 2016: Murder up 4.9%
Cape Town - The murder rate in South Africa increased by 4.9% for the period 2015/16, according to the latest crime statistics released on Friday."It still seems to be a problematic crime that we are facing," Major General Norman Sekhukhune, head of police crime research and statistics, told Parliament´s police portfolio committee.
Murders happened mostly indoors, among people known to each other. Alcohol abuse was prominent in such crimes.
The only province to have shown a decrease in the murder rate was the Northern Cape, with a drop of 9.9%.
Sexual offences decreased by 3.2%. Robbery with aggravating circumstances increased by 2.7%, while common assault went up 2.2%.
News24