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NOT GOOD: Police minister General Bheki Cele during the reveal of the latest crime statistics last weekPicture: FREDDY MAVUNDA
BOBBY STEVENSON

Latest crime statistics are worrying, says DA

DA shadow MEC for safety and security Bobby Stevenson said the recently released crime statistics should be a cause for serious concern. “The crime statistics for the second quarter of the 2021/22 financial year, between July and…

  • Matthew Field
ON THE RISE: Police minister Bheki Cele unveils the crime statistics for the first quarter of the 2021/22 financial year last week Picture: SEBABATSO MOSAMO
BHEKI CELE

Statistics showing huge rise in crime are ‘distorted’ – Cele

While various crimes saw an increase in the first quarter of the 2021/22 financial year, police minister Bheki Cele said comparing the most recently released statistics with those from the same period last year would be misleading. “The…

  • Matthew Field
KEEPING YOU SAFE: Police minister Bheki Cele says one positive of the the lockdown is that there is a significant decrease in crimePicture: ESA ALEXANDER
CRIME STATISTICS

Lockdown gives SA a ‘crime holiday’ – Cele

“The statistics we will release today paint a never seen before rosy picture of a peaceful South Africa experiencing a ‘crime holiday’.” This was how police minister Bheki Cele described the unveiling of the crime statistics for quarter…

  • Matthew Field