The children's category saw a decline in murder and attempted murder cases, with the first declining by 10.7% to 285 (from 319 cases in 2022), and the latter by 12.7% to 426 (from 488 the previous year).
Assault GBH was the only category to increase, rising by 11.9% to 2,281 (from 2,039 in 2022).
In the overall category, murder increased by 2.1%, attempted murder went up by 13% to 7,927 (from 7,016), and assault GBH increased by 5.8% to 53,513 (from 50,582).
Rape and sexual assault went down by 1.7% and 1.9% respectively, with the overall sexual offences category recording a decrease of 1.7% between October and December 2023.
Commenting on the declining rape figures, police minister Bheki Cele said: “What is most encouraging is that Inanda, which has always been known as the rape capital of the country, has also seen a slight reduction in the number of rape cases by registering 20 counts fewer than the same period under review.
“This goes to show our teams are proving to be acting decisively against those who are perpetrating rape crimes.”
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CRIME STATS | 1,135 women, 285 children murdered between October and December 2023
Murders of women up while those of children decline
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Thirty-four more women were murdered, 194 more were victims of attempted murder and 1,203 more were victims of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) between October and December 2023 compared to the same period in the previous year.
In contrast, 34 fewer children were murdered, 62 fewer were victims of attempted murder and 242 more were victims of assault GBH.
This was revealed in the third-quarter crime statistics for the 2023-2024 financial year. The statistics were released by Maj-Gen Norman Sekhukhune on Friday afternoon in Pretoria.
Sekhukhune revealed 1,135 women were murdered during the three months, up by 3.1% from 1,101 during the same period in the previous year.
Police registered 1,830 attempted murder cases in the same category, an 11.9% increase from 1,636 in 2022, while 18,474 assault GBH cases were registered, up by 1,203 or 7% from 17,271 cases in 2022.
CRIME STATS | Murders increase to 7,710 from October to December 2023
The children's category saw a decline in murder and attempted murder cases, with the first declining by 10.7% to 285 (from 319 cases in 2022), and the latter by 12.7% to 426 (from 488 the previous year).
Assault GBH was the only category to increase, rising by 11.9% to 2,281 (from 2,039 in 2022).
In the overall category, murder increased by 2.1%, attempted murder went up by 13% to 7,927 (from 7,016), and assault GBH increased by 5.8% to 53,513 (from 50,582).
Rape and sexual assault went down by 1.7% and 1.9% respectively, with the overall sexual offences category recording a decrease of 1.7% between October and December 2023.
Commenting on the declining rape figures, police minister Bheki Cele said: “What is most encouraging is that Inanda, which has always been known as the rape capital of the country, has also seen a slight reduction in the number of rape cases by registering 20 counts fewer than the same period under review.
“This goes to show our teams are proving to be acting decisively against those who are perpetrating rape crimes.”
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