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Kidnappings, murder, rape, and carjacking figures have increased significantly in Gauteng. That’s according to the province’s fourth quarterly crime statistics for the 2021/22 financial year.

for the 2021/22 financial year. This covers crimes committed between January and March this year.

“A season of discontent” fuelled by a sharp rise in protests. That’s how Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Elias Mawela has described the first three months of the year which shows a predominantly marked increase in almost all the crime categories. “Coming to the issue of murder, honourable members, we have recorded a 45.2% increase in murders which amounts to 1 403 people killed during this period. This is 437 more people murdered as compared to the same period in 2020/2021,” says Mawela.

“When you look at the number of women that were murdered, we reflected an increase of 62 counts, sexual offenses, show a 359 increase in relation to attempted murder still under women, there’s also an increase there, of 139 with regards to assault GBV, we also report an increase of 483, common assault 1 094,” says Brigadier Mpho Chakalane, Gauteng Police.

 

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I have given Pres Ramaphosa the only plan left to Arrest these murders, GBV, Kidnappings, hijackings etc. They're

South African must take a blame themselves during voting they turn to forget their suffering ,illegal immigrants are all over not working but they live large drive big cars and carry big guns

What was ANC thinking when they opened the borders?We see type of crime in this country which are foreign to us.ANC invited all the criminals of the world to come here,but they don't hire more police for their foreigners.The silence from Cosatu is deafning.

have you added CyrilRamaphosa kidnapping too please add it if you did not.

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