The latest South African crime stats paint a worrying picture of the violent crimes in the country, with murders up 5% over last year.
The SA Police Service’s annual crime statistics for April 2013 to March 2014 reveal that murders in the country went up from 16 259 to 17 068.
The numbers also highlight that contact crimes have seen a surge within the period, and increased from 617 239 in 2012/13 to 620 366 this year.
In one “positive” statistic (although still concerning), sexual offences dropped by 5.6 percent in terms of raw case numbers – from 66 387 to 62 649.
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