The murder rate against children increased by 22.6% quarter to quarter, MPs heard on Friday when the police released the latest crime statistics.
Commenting on gender-based violence crimes, he said the data showed the murder rate against women increased by 4.2% year-on-year and attempted murder by 7.2%.
“From October to December 2021, 11,315 rapes were reported, while 902 women were murdered, 1,204 were nearly killed, and 15,692 were assaulted,” he said.Terblanche contrasted this with fewer police on the beat. He said the latest available police to population ratio from the 2020/21 annual report stated there is only one police officer for every 413 civilians. The ratio has dropped year-by-year from 1:358 in 2014/15 to 1:375 in 2017/18.
“While police minister Bheki Cele and national police commissioner Gen Khehla Sitole continue to clash, women and children remain under siege.” According to police data, the stations that recorded the most community-reported serious crimes by volume are:
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