The number of sexual offences reported to police in the first three months of 2022 rose 13.7% on 2021’s figures to 13,799
Sexual assault cases stood at 2,165 , attempted sexual assault at 547 and 269 contact sexual offences were up by 1.1% on the same time in 2021.of the list of the 30 police stations that recorded the highest number of serious crimes in the first quarter of 2022.
The station recorded 2,653 serious crimes from January to March — an increase of 54.2% on 2021’s figures. Honeydew station in Gauteng recorded the second highest numbers with 2,149 — an increase of 5.6% — followed by Durban Central with 2,037 . Four police stations in the top 30 recorded a lower number when compared to the previous year. This includes Pinetown and PlessislaerKraaifontein in the Western Cape recorded 1,450, a difference of -1%, and Witbank in Mpumalanga, with 1,366, a difference of 11%.
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