The number of murders increased by 800 in the past financial year.

Murder up by 5%
Attempted murder up by 4.6%
Hijackings increased by 5.4%

Assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm increased by 1.5% and robbery with aggravated circumstances was up by 12.7%. Common robbery went up by 0.6%.Drug-related crimes increased by 26.1% in the past financial year. Rape decreased (hard to believe)

People will argue it has to do with unemployment – But why does India which has a much worse unemployment rate half much lest robberies and murders than in South Africa. The answer would be a stricter system which when you are caught, you know you are going to pay the price as well as harsher sentences and no option to easily get parole after a few months in prison. Besides the unemployment / poverty story, if our investigation system (CID – Criminal Investigation Department) was better, more people would think twice and also if our police’s response time was better.

Many people are now saying that the justice system has really failed us in this country. An ATM bomber also gets 22 years in jail and then Oscar Pistorius will probably get a few months and the most he can get is 5 years with chance of a reduced sentence. The justice system makes no sense.

The number of murders has increased but has the system bettered their services too?

1. KwaZulu-Natal- Reported Cases 3561

Looking at a few cases earlier on this year in KwaZulu-Natal, three police officers and a suspect died in two shooting incidents in KwaZulu-Natal. One police officer was shot dead and two others were critically wounded by a suspect inside the Pinetown Police station west of Durban.
The three police officers were busy charging the suspect, when he apparently disarmed one and opened fire.

Cops get murdered too, in their own territory when it becomes so easy to commit murder, what has the police force come to really.

An analysis of recent crime statistics described the killings of police officers in KwaZulu-Natal as ‘abnormally’ high.

The top 3 worst precincts in KwaZulu-Natal are:

Inanda
Umlazi
Kwa Mashu E

2.Eastern Cape- Reported Cases 3373

The 2014 annual crime stats have revealed that the Eastern Cape is the least safe province in South Africa in terms of murder. The province has recorded a number of 52.1Crime ratio per 100 000 of the population; displaying a percentage change of 2.6% between the period 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.

When briefing the media during the National Crime Statistics release in Pretoria on Friday, National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega says there are a number of factors that can be attributed to the rise in murder. “There are various contributors to the increase in murders, such as the violent nature of crimes committed particularly through gangsterism in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, taxi violence, faction fights in the Eastern Cape and KZN. Other causes relate to the abuse of alcohol and drugs.”

Murder in the Eastern Cape has increased by 5% compared to the previous year – with 800.

The top 3 worst precincts in Eastern Cape are:

Gelvandale
Kwazakele
Bethelsdorp

3. Gauteng- Reported Cases 3286

The latest and most famous murder trail taking place in Gauteng at the moment is the Oscar trail as mentioned above, is justice really fair? “It’s the power of money…Examples are made of the poor-not rich. Cele and the arms deal guy got medical parol yet the guy with a brain tumor who killed Dewani’s wife was refused medical parol only to die a few months down the road..” -Prince Mabuse Pitso

This statement has a lot of ground taking a lot of cases into consideration.

Top 3 worst precincts in Gauteng are:

Roodepoort
Tembisa
Ivory Park

4. Western Cape- Reported Cases 2896

The top 3 worst precincts in Western Cape are:

Nyanga
Harare
Mitchell’s Plain

5. Free State- Reported Cases 946

The top 3 worst precincts in Free State are:

Bloemspruit
Thabong
Welkom

6. North West- Reported Cases 825

The top 3 worst precincts in North West are:

Boitekong
Phokeng
Rustenburg

7. Mpumalanga- Reported Cases 810

The top 3 worst precincts in Mpumalanga are:

Embalenhle
Ermelo
Tonga

8. Limpopo- Reported Cases 779

The top 3 worst precincts in Limpopo are:

Thohoyandou
Seshego
Mankweng

9. Northern Cape- Reported Cases 438

The top 3 worst precincts in Northern Cape are:

Galeshewe
Kimberley
Groblershoop