Gauteng murders spike in third quarter
Feb 20, 2021
3 minutes
SHAUN SMILLIE AND SAMKELO MTSHALI
GCIS
THE crime holiday Joburgers had with the lockdown and the booze ban is officially over, as the third quarter of the 2020/2021 national crime statistics shows that violent offences are up.
When compared to the same period last year, 63 more Gautengers were murdered between October 1 and December 31, 2020.
This is a 7.5 % increase, and is above the national increase of 6.6%.
Police Minister Bheki Cele released
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