Dear MyPE The increase in the number of murders and sexual offenses means that violent crime is still frighteningly high in our province. The Eastern Cape, with a murder ratio of 52.1 per 100 000 is the murder capital of South Africa. Out of the total of 20 categories, 11 have gone up while numbers in nine categories have been reduced. The number of reported sexual offences has increased from 9 567 to 9 897, and when looking at the crime ratio, we are the second highest in the … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape is SA’s murder capital

