From a missing German tourist to a child sex trafficking ring and the death of a 3-year-old girl caught in the crossfire of alleged gang-related violence. These are three incidents reported among the countless that slip under the media's radar daily:
These are three incidents reported yesterday among the countless that slip under the media’s radar daily. There are too many to cover and something desperately needs to be done about it.Civil rights organisation, Action Society, released a statement expressing great concern for the state of Cape Town police stations.
The latest crime statistics show that the Mfuleni station has the highest reported murder rate in the country. Just under 90 people were killed in this township between October and December 2022. During the same time, Delft, Nyanga, Harare, Gugulethu, Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsa reported a combined 344 murders.
Mitchells Plain is the worst performing station regarding common assault, contact-related crimes and sexual assault cases. This station reported 19 cases of sexual assault between October and December 2022. Combined, 22 other Cape Town stations reported 128 cases of sexual assault.
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