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According to the annual SAPS crime statistics released on July 31 2020, a whopping 9,714 people were murdered in a public place. File imageImage: Western Cape Gang Watch web page
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#CrimeStats | You are most likely to be killed in public in SA

From the streets, to petrol stations, to parks and parking lots, you are most likely to be killed in public, the crime statistics revealed on Friday morning. According to the annual statistics released by police minister Bheki Cele, a…

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Crime statistics show that in the past year 345 serious assaults and 546 common assault cases were opened as a result of bullying in the country’s schools.Image: 123RF/paylessimages
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#CrimeStats | School bullying sees murders, hundreds of serious assaults

Nine murders and 19 attempted murders which were recorded by the police between April 2019 and March 2020 were as a result of bullying in schools. This was revealed in the release of the annual crime statistics by police minister Bheki…

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Women-headed urban households are ‘more likely to be attacked’.Image: 123RF/Allan Swart
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Stats SA survey reveals dramatic increase in violent crime

South Africans are increasingly feeling unsafe. The latest crime survey, released by Stats SA in Pretoria on Thursday, has revealed dramatic increases in violent crimes, especially murder, assault and sexual offences. The survey, part of…

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