68 people are murdered every day in South Africa – here are the danger areas

The number of murders in South Africa has increased over the last five years.

According to the SAPS’s stats, police stations in eThekwini and the City of Cape Town recorded the most murders in South Africa.

The police station in Inanda in eThekwini recorded the most murder cases, with 81 from April to June 2023 – 15 more compared to the same period in 2022. Umlazi in eThekwini was in second place with 62 murders – a sharp decline from the 83 murders recorded in Q1 2022/23.In Gauteng, South Africa’s most populous province, Hillbrow police station recorded the most murders with 52 , followed by Jeppe with 51 .On a per capita basis, the Eastern Cape has the highest murder rate, with 17.1 people murdered per 100,000 – a slight improvement from 18.0 per 100,000 in Q1 2022/23.

Firearms remain the most frequently used instrument to commit murders, accounting for 2,756 murders nationwide. Knives were the second most frequently used murder instrument, accounting for 862 murders in the country.

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