WC crime stats for Q3 show decrease in murder, sexual offences, assault & robbery

CAPE TOWN - Crime statistics for the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year show there has been a reduction in crime in the Western Cape.

Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembesile Patekile and the MEC for Community Safety, Anroux Marais, announced the statistics on Tuesday.

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Patekile said that 15 of the 17 community crimes in the province had shown a reduction.

Crime statistics for the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year show that murder decreased by 7.9% in the Western Cape.

Statistics for sexual offences, assault, and robbery also show a reduction for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2024.  

"Common assault and commercial crimes showed an increase - that's the only two crimes that have shown an increase, while murders and attempted murders were significantly decreased under the period of review," said Patekile.  

Patekile said that police were doing a good job, but there was still a lot of work to be done.