Crime stats point to breakdown of rule of law in SA - Cope.
“It is totally unacceptable that each and every year the country must listen to the police leadership giving crime statistics especially on murder that increases all the time…It is clear that nobody is safe in the country, especially women and children. We are saying It is quite clear that this government has lost the battle against crime in the country,” said Cope spokesperson Dennis Bloem.
Crime statistics were released in a volatile climate in South Africa where the country witnessed more incidents of violence against women and children and xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals. Provinces with the highest percentage increases in sexual offences were Mpumalanga, with an 8.5% rise , and the Eastern Cape, with a 7.9% spike, reflecting a rise in the number of cases from 8,094 to 8,731.In Gauteng, 6,743 women opened rape cases, followed by 5,895 in KwaZulu-Natal and 5,986 in the Eastern Cape. Women between the ages of 20 and 29 opened the most rape cases..
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