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Police must send out a much stronger message that criminality will not be tolerated. That is according to Congress of the People (COPE) spokesperson, Dennis Bloem. CrimeStats

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latest crime statistics released by Police Minister Bheki CeleReleasing the latest quarterly statistics, Cele notes that crimes such as murder and rape remain high in uMlazi, south of Durban, and Plesseslaer in Pietermaritzburg.

“Last year, murders of women increased by 53%, attempted murder up 31%, assault GBH up 54%, most horrific crime stats are those against our most vulnerable citizens, our children – where murder is up 46% and attempted murder up almost 30% and assault up nearly 60% year on year.“ “These stats are shocking. We hear the same thing every year. An increase in murders shows that police have no capacity to deal with crime, those with capacity don’t have resources. We need to hire more police and deal decisively with criminals. We need to wage war against criminals, need police who are dedicated, not the police who are friends with criminals.”‘Violent crime out of control’

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Cele, sitting in his VIP protected vehicle whilst hanging onto RamaPhalaPhala's nappy liners, will scream 'shut up'....to the victims.

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