The South African Institute for Race Relations says 81% of all murders in South Africa take place in black households.
Crime stats be damned, Goldman Sachs paints a rosy picture of South Africa and President Zuma doesn’t have a clue … about Number One.
Khutsong residents say they are at the mercy of gang members who control the streets, high on drugs.
The police ministry has dismissed the Institute for Security Studies’ criticism that the latest crime statistics were flawed.
The police significantly over-reported successes in crime fighting in the latest set of crime statistics, says the Institute for Security Studies.
An international monitor has found that crime in South Africa is at its lowest level in 15 years, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
Jacob Zuma’s good-news philosophy is costing us lives, writes Verashni Pillay, in the wake of the Kenya attack and the release of the crime stats.
The numbers have stories to tell about South Africa’s crime rates, for those who are prepared to extract meaning from statistics, says Franz Krüger.
ISS analyst Gareth Newham and M&G reporter Sarah Evans unpack the realities that lie beneath the numbers from this year’s national crime statistics.
Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has responded to the release of crime statistics, saying some law enforcement officers were evidently involved in crime.
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The South African Police Service has tried many variations over the years, but this has just left everyone confused.
Locals attribute Verkykerskop’s nonexistent crime to its strong faith and sense of community, writes Sipho Kings.
For the past decade the police have had powerful tools to help to locate and track crime, which ordinary citizens haven’t been privy to.
Crime may be down, but Hillbrow’s illegal economy is too lucrative to eliminate corruption, writes Verashni Pillay.
Despite a rise in murder and attempted murder, police commissioner Riah Phiyega is pleased with the crime statistics.
While many believe Jo’burg is the most dangerous city to live in, in SA, the reality is very different. Lizette Lancaster explains why.
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Rape and sexual offences crimes have decreased in the past year, but murder and attempted murder has increased after a sustained downward trend.
Annual statistics on crime released on Thursday show sharp disparities in how different parts of the country fared in terms of serious crime.
Crime statistics on Thursday provide a sense of how South Africans are treating one another, how the police are doing and how business is faring.
Police had a hard time finding the prevalent drunk drivers blamed for high levels of road accidents, but people with drugs were arrested in droves.
The release of the interim festive season crime statistics may seem positive but leaves experts with many unanswered questions.
While Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa gathered to release SA’s crime statistics, revealing a 3.1% decrease in murder, not everybody was rejoicing.
The latest statistics from the South African Police Service show small gains in the fight against crime but murder rates are still unacceptably high.
For the first time in eight years, vehicle hijackings have dropped below 10 700, reflecting a decrease of 23,6%.
The number of murders in SA declined by 6.5% in 2010/2011, with 15 940 cases being recorded, according to annual police crime statistics released
Crime is down according to statistics for the past year, and people who don’t believe the good news are "cynics", says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
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/ 8 September 2011
South Africa’s murder rate dropped by 6.5% to 15 940 murders in 2010/11, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Thursday.
Questions have been raised about how quickly the prosecuting authorities will act against officers fingered by the Independent Complaints Directorate.
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/ 15 November 2010
News of the killing of a British tourist was all over the UK media, with newspapers reminding readers of SA’s high car-hijacking and murder rates.
Violent crime is deeply ingrained in the social fabric of the country and cannot simply be solved through the criminal justice system.
Discovery of unrecorded post-mortem reports and allegations of police negligence and manipulation of crime figures raises alarm bells