Over the past week, there has been a spate of deaths linked to 'gang violence, syndicates and organised crime'.
Cape Town has, in the past, been crowned the murder capital of the continent and often holds the dubious distinction of having theOver the past week, there has been a spate of deaths linked to “gang violence, syndicates and organised crime”.
Last year, a Mexican criminal justice council published rankings for the world’s 50 most violent cities.Even more concerning is that, out of all 50 cities on the ranking, Cape Town has the highest number of murders overall, with 2,911 murders recorded for the period – a murder rate of 62.22 people per 100,000…
According to crime statistics for the first quarter of 2022, cases of murder within the Western Cape have increased by 12.3% year-on-year.Between September 5 and September 11 of this year, areas in and around Cape Town and the Cape Flats recorded 83 murders.
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