{"id":270771,"date":"2018-09-11T10:30:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T08:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=270771"},"modified":"2018-09-11T10:47:56","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T08:47:56","slug":"this-is-south-africas-murder-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/270771\/this-is-south-africas-murder-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"This is South Africa’s murder capital"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African Police Service has released the latest crime stats for 2017\/18, revealing an unsettling increase in the number of murders taking place in South Africa over the last year.<\/p>\n

According to the SAPS, there were 20,336 murders in South Africa between April 2017 and March 2018, showing a 7% increase from the previous year.<\/p>\n

This puts the country’s murder rate at close to 36 people murdered per 100,000 population – with police minister Bheki Cele noting that 57 people are being murdered each day.<\/p>\n

A further breakdown of the data showed that murders of women and children have also increased, accounting for just under 20% of all murders.<\/p>\n

In the last year, 291 more women were killed than in 2017 – 117 more boys and 29 more girls. 3,915 women and children were murdered, in total.<\/p>\n

Worst precincts<\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of its presentation, the SAPS revealed the 30 worst precincts for murder, with the Western Cape having the most stations recorded – however, Gauteng was not far behind.<\/p>\n

Nyanga had the highest rate of murder, recording over 300 murders during the period, followed by Umlazi in KwaZulu Natal, with 223 murders (an increase of 19%).<\/p>\n

These are the \u00a030 biggest murder hotspots in South Africa:<\/p>\n

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