JOINT STATEMENT – Ndifuna Ukwazi and Social Justice Coalition Response to 2013-2014 Crime Statistics

Today the Minister of Police Nkosinathi Nhleko and National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega publicly released the national crime statistics for the 2013-2014 financial year. The statistics show a 5% increase in the number of murders, a 4.6% increase in the numBer of attempted murders and 12.7% increase in robbery with aggravating circumstances over the past…