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?

