Hello Alan, My comments about your article (Could it be that 543 785 people were wrongfully arrested?) on the release of the latest crime statistics are as follows: The hopelessly outdated figures are meaningless for analysis of today's crime situation. Anyway the accuracy of the figures has always been suspect. The amount of media coverage was not deserved because of this information being outdated. I have for many years been of the opinion that it's been a knee-jerk tactic by the … [Read more...] about Comments on possible 543 785 wrongfull arrests
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Could it be that 543 785 people were wrongfully arrested?
Releasing the National Crime Statistics on Thursday, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said there were 896 298 serious crime arrests in 2012/13 compared to 777 140 during the 2011/12 reporting period. Police convicted 352 513 people for serious crimes, while there were 307 580 convictions in 2011/12. Serious crimes include: Crimes against a person (contact crime) Crimes against property (burglary, motor vehicle theft etc. where a person is not present) Commercial and financial crimes … [Read more...] about Could it be that 543 785 people were wrongfully arrested?
Eastern Cape Carjacking up by 18%
Carjacking fell in all provinces except Eastern Cape where it rose by 18% and the Free State, where it increased by 21%. This was revealed on Thursday when the 2011/12 crime statistics were released, which also reveal that Gauteng – although recording some of the biggest decreases in key crimes – still tops the list as the most crime-ridden province, while Limpopo saw significant increases in some key crimes. Carjacking cases in the North West, at 236, remained unchanged over the 2010/11 … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape Carjacking up by 18%
Murder Statistic Shocker for Eastern Cape
The fact that the Eastern Cape has the highest murder ratio in the country at 47,3 murders per 100 000 of the population is a huge shock. Gauteng by comparison has a murder ratio of 29,1. This figure is truly devastating. Although the number of reported cases shows a slight decline in contact crimes, violent crime in the Eastern Cape is still at an unacceptably high level. Sexual crimes have risen slightly by 2,2 % and have now reached the all time high of 9 380 but one must remember that it … [Read more...] about Murder Statistic Shocker for Eastern Cape
2011 Crime Statistics
Whilst releasing the latest Crime Statistics, the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, said; "The 2010/11 financial year crime statistics confirm our assertion that indeed the tide against crime is turning and that police, joined by society are gaining an upper hand against vicious criminals." The Eastern Cape crime statistics (per 100 000 people) are reflected in the table below: Crime Category 2009/10 2010/11 % Change Murder 48.4 47.3 -2.3% Sexual … [Read more...] about 2011 Crime Statistics
