South Africa’s crime statistics for Q1 2022/2023 show another steep increase in hijackings across the country.
The data, which was presented by the South African Police Service on Friday , covers the period between April and June 2022.
Hijackings are also up quarter-on-quarter, climbing 8.6% from 5,402 cases recorded in Q4 2021/2022. Looking at hijacking trends over the three-month period, there was a sharp jump in May, followed by a decline in June. Nyanga in the Western Cape recorded the highest number of hijackings , followed by Philippi East and Harare in the same province. While the Western Cape takes the top spots, the 30 worst stations are dominated by Gauteng.Tracker South Africa recently warned that hijackers in the country are changing their strategies in the country to adapt to new technologies.
When it comes to vehicles and vehicle types that are targetted by hijackers, bakkies continue to be high on the list for the probability of getting hijacked, Tracker said.
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