South African Police Service (SAPS) crime registrar Major-General Thulare Sekhukhune has announced that the country has seen a decrease in the number of reported rape cases.
He announced this when he outlined the third-quarter crime statistics in Pretoria.
The statistics are for the period from October 1 to December 31.
Sekhukhune says three provinces recorded an increase in rape cases …
“We have recorded a decrease of 373 rapes, whereas in the previous comparable period we had 11,803 rapes. Currently we have reported 11 430, and the three provinces that have recorded increases in terms of the rapes are the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal province, Mbumalanga and the Western Cape province.”
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