Murders, attempted murders increase, contact crimes such as rape decrease
IN THREE months, 4 976 people were killed in South Africa as the country’s murder rate continues its climb after the brief respite brought on by the Covid-19 lockdown.
Murders, nationally, increased by 8.4% fuelled in part by dramatic rises in the number of killings in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. In the Eastern Cape, the number of murders increased by 21.5% from January to March 2020 to the same time the following
