Gauteng leads contact crime stats, followed by WC and KZN

Gauteng continues to be South Africa’s crime hotspot, accounting for over 26% of contact crimes in the country.
 
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia presented the latest crime statistics in Pretoria on Friday.
 
Overall, contact crimes in the second quarter of the current financial year have fallen by 3.1% compared to the same period last year.
 
While Gauteng tops the charts for contact crimes, contributing 26% to the national total, it is followed by the Western Cape at 18% and KwaZulu-Natal at 17%.

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The Eastern Cape also recorded a significant share of the country’s crime at just over 10%.
 
Meanwhile, all other provinces reported figures below double digits, with the Northern Cape contributing the least at only 3%.
 
Cachalia said he is well aware of the scourge of crime in provincial hotspots.
 
“I have said publicly that we now have an integrated strategy, which is well-resourced, to fight the scourge of gang violence in the Western Cape, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Kwazulu-Natal, where this problem is particularly concentrated. I am confident that this is the right strategy, the challenge is going to be with implementation,” he said.

He added that the decrease in crimes in the second quarter has given him hope that progress is being made.