Road rage, misunderstandings and provocation have been listed as causes of most murders committed in Gauteng in the three months from July to September.
This was presented to the legislature’s portfolio committee on community safety by provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Elias Mawela in Rosebank on Wednesday.
Mawela was presenting provincial crime statistics for the second quarter of 2022, which ran from July to September. The contact crimes category, which includes serious crimes such as murder, attempted murder, rape and robbery with aggravating circumstances, has increased by 17.9%.During the three months under review, 1,579 people were killed in Gauteng, an increase of 19.6%.
Mawela said the top contributors to the increase in numbers are arguments, misunderstanding, road rage and provocation. In this category, reported murders stood at 141, followed by vigilantism or mob justice at 109 and 92 cases of robbery. “The most common places where murders are likely to take place are in public places such as on the street and in an open field, in parking areas and abandoned buildings,” Mawela said.324 murders were carried out at the residences of the victims or perpetrators and 134 at shopping centres.
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