Police Minister Bheki Chele has released crime statistics for the period from July to September this year.
On 23 November 2022 Police Minister Bheki Chele released crime statistics in Pretoria for the period July to September 2022. Photo: @SAPoliceService/Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – Police Minister Bheki Chele says the latest crime figures show aggression and violence in South Africa are at alarming levels.
Cele publishes crime statistics for the period from July to September of this year.
During this period, the police opened 10,000 rape cases and more than 4,300 criminals were arrested for crimes against women and children.
Chele said the police had successfully tracked down 410 rapists and 68 of them had been sentenced to life imprisonment.
#sapsHQ Over the three reporting months, from July to September 2022, there was a double-digit percentage increase in the number of murders, attempted murders and assaults on women. #EndGBN #CrimeStats ML pic.twitter.com/AO7OXTNPOX
SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) November 23, 2022
#sapsHQ More than ten thousand women, men and children have been raped in South Africa, the majority of rape victims are women. 10,590 rape cases were opened by the SAPS between July and September 2022. #CrimeStats ML pic.twitter.com/ieHhMhfLco
SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) November 23, 2022
#sapsHQ In just six months, from April to September 2022, 558 children were killed in South Africa. The police will continue #ActAgainstAbuse and #EndGBN. #CrimeStats ML pic.twitter.com/pIRRgFm3KT
SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) November 23, 2022
