KwaZulu-Natal is the most violent province in the country with the highest number of murders, while carjacking and residential robberies have increased with the majority of criminals being armed with guns. CrimeStats2020
, while carjacking and residential robberies have increased with the majority of criminals being armed with guns.
Thirteen murders were politically motivated, 22 were as a result of faction fighting and 80 taxi-related deaths, 312 deaths resulted from mob violence and 336 attributed to retaliation or revenge. Robbery at residential premises shot up by 9.4% in KZN with 4575 cases, with all other provinces seeing a hefty reduction in this category, barring Mpumalanga.
“We have noticed a rise in large armed gangs - with up to 11 members - who hold up security guards to break into business premises, mainly at night and in the early hours of the morning,” said Jackson, adding that hijackings continued to remain a problem. “Remote jamming has also increased,” she said, adding that car batteries and gate batteries were also being stolen.
“Shootings have picked up tremendously in the last few weeks with a drive-by shooting just last night .
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