👮♀️More than 10 000 rape cases were reported in the 3rd quarter of the year. Here are the top 10 police stations where they were reported. Find out which police stations here: CrimeStats BhekiCele
Police stations in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape recorded the highest number of rape cases in South Africa between July and September this year.Police Minister Bheki Cele on Wednesday released the crime statistics covering the period between 1 July and 30 September 2022.
The figures show that 10 590 people were raped in South Africa in the reporting period, compared to the same period last year.In July and September 2021, 9 556 cases of rape were reported to police, representing a difference of 1 034 between 2021 and 2022. Overall, sexual offences went up by 1 319 in three months. This means 13 283 cases of sexual offences were reported to police between July and September 2022, compared to the same period last year when the figure was 11 964.
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