News24 | ‘Challenging three months’: Western Cape murder rate climbs by 10% between July and September

Western Cape commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile announced the latest quarterly crime statistics for the province.

After six months in which police seemingly got a grip on murders in the Western Cape, the latest quarterly crime statistics have shown an increase of more than 10%.

Between January and March, murders dropped year-on-year by 14%. Between April and June, they dropped year-on-year by 5.5%.

However, in the latest quarterly crime statistics for the province, announced by Western Cape commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile on Monday, murders increased year-on-year by 10.9% between July and September.

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