KZN is murder capital of South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal is now the
murder capital of South Africa - it's recorded the highest murder rate, over
the last year, and an increase of 10,6%.
Police Minister, Bheki Cele has released the country's annual crime statistics, which cover the period between April 2019 and March 2020.
He says according to the figures, violent crimes appear to be slowing down, nationally.
Cele says property theft and robbery deceased.
"In contact crimes, particularly murder, we have recorded a trend of halving the case increase in the past 3 years. In 2019/20 we have recorded a case difference of 303," Cele revealed.
"The dominating provinces in the TOP 30 stations particularly in murder and rape are KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape.
"KZN also recorded an increase in sexual offences and trio crimes. Operational interventions are in place to stabilize KZN; including strengthening the resources under Operation Vala in KwaZulu-Natal.
He says from now on, the crime stats will be released quarterly.
#PoliceMinistry KZN has recorded the highest number of murders out of all the 9 provinces, which increased by 10.6%. #CrimeStats NP pic.twitter.com/it0dgKn8dc
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) July 31, 2020