Kraaifontein community 'disturbed' by murder rate ranking in latest crime stats
22 February 2021 3:50 PM
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Kraaifontein recorded the highest number of murders in South Africa between October and December 2020, according to new crime stats.
Police Minister Bheki Cele released the crime statistics for the last quarter of 2020 at a media briefing on Friday.
The figures show that seven of the 10 police stations reporting the highest murder rates in the country are in the Western Cape.
According to Cele, there was a 6.6% increase in murders during the last three months of 2020.
The Kraaifontein Community Development Forum (DCF) says gang-related shootings and crime escalated as the lockdown regulations were eased late last year.