More than 34 000 cases ranging from rape, murder and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm were as a result of alcohol, the crime statistics for 2019/20 show. CrimeStats2020
Johannesburg - More than 34 000 cases ranging from rape, murder and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm were as a result of alcohol, crime statistics for 2019/20 show.The crime stats show that out of the country’s 21 325 murders during the 2019/20 financial year, 1 430 murders were as a result of alcohol. This translates to 6.7% of all murders.
“One other problem we have found with Inanda is that most people are raped coming from shebeens, they are raped around shebeens or they are raped in shebeens. The police said 1 294 of the cases could be attributed to alcohol, while 838 attempted murder cases were as a result of incidences that occured at shebeens, pubs, night clubs, bars or taverns. This translates to 6.9% and 4.4%, respectively.The crime statistics also show 348 people were raped at shebeens, pubs, night clubs, bars or taverns during the 2019/20 financial year.
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