Crime in KZN soars
“WE have turned the corner” in the fight against crime.
This is according to the national Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, who yesterday delivered the quarterly crime statistics (January-March 2021).
Cele also explained the steps being taken to address the country’s massive forensic backlogs.
He revealed that KwaZulu-Natal had the highest murder rate in the country.
KZN also topped the list for attempted murders, as well as showing the biggest percentage increase in the so-called trio crimes – aggravated residential or non-residential robbery, or car hijacking.
The solving of murders and rapes are reliant on forensic evidence – if and when the perpetrators are caught.
In Parliament this week, Cele highlighted budget constraints and ineffective and weak contract management which saw a backlog
