Crime Stats
latest news & developments
Bheki Cele: Police weekend operations key to reducing murder rate
The police minister announced a 2.8% decline in rapes reported in January to March 2023 compared with the same period last year
Failure to boot Cele betrays public safety
Ramaphosa will continue to mouth platitudes and leave the police minister to his empty promises
Crime stats: Violence in South Africa is getting worse
More than 82 people a day are murdered in the country
Quality of police recruits questioned as rape stats spike by 11%
A total of 13 283 sexual assault cases were reported in just three months from July to September
South Africa’s murder rate up 11.5% in the first quarter of 2022
In the same period 9 516 rape cases were opened with the South African Police Service
Drugs and alcohol abuse rage in crime stats
Substance abuse has emerged as a reason for the spike in crimes during the first quarter of 2021.