PARLIAMENT, September 2 (ANA) – The murder rate in South Africa has increased by 4.9 percent, according to the latest crime statistics released on Friday.
“It still seems to be a problematic crime we are facing,†said Norman Sekhukhune, SA Police Service head of crime research and statistics, while briefing MPs during the release of the 2015/16 crime stats in Parliament.
The only province which had seen a decrease in the murder rate was the Northern Cape.
“The rest of the provinces have shown increases ranging from 1.3 percent tot 15.6 percent observed in Limpopo,†said Sekhukhune.
Attempted murders in South Africa was up by 3.4 percent, while assault with the intent to do grievous bodily hard was up slightly by 0.2 percent.
The so-called trio crimes (house robberies, business robberies and carjackings) increased by 0.2 percent. House robberies increased by 2.7 percent, with the Western Cape contributing significantly to this figure with a 19.3 percent rise in this crime in the province. Business robberies rose by 2.8 percent compared to the 2014/15 stats, while car hijackings increased by 14.3 percent.
– African News Agency (ANA)
