By Zuko Komisa
Bheki Cele says about 989 women were murdered between July and September.
Bheki Cele, the minister of police, has released the most recent crime statistics for the months of July to September 2022,
Speaking to the media he spoke about how the prevalence of violence against women in South Africa is still alarming and unacceptable; many of them are being killed by people they know, love, and trust.
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He also said, that as we edge closer to commemorating the commencement of the global 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign on the 25th of November, the reality is women continue to be victims of violent crimes in South Africa.
“Over 13,000 women were victims of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm between July and September; 1,277 women were victims of attempted murder; and 989 women were murdered during this reporting period,” he said.
#sapsHQ The FCS Unit of the SAPS investigates crimes committed against women and children and vulnerable groups. Out of the 286 rape convictions, 46 of the rapists were sentenced to life behind bars. #CrimeStats ML pic.twitter.com/ajaAdMVnHP
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) November 23, 2022
He also shared the shocking rape statistics within the country and mentioned how over 10 000 women were raped during this period.
“Over 10 000 rape cases were opened with the SAPS, between July and September this year. From a sample of 8227 rape incidents that were perused, it was determined that 5 083 which is 62% of these incidents occurred at the residence of the victims or perpetrators.”
“1 651 of the rape incidents occurred at public places such as streets, parks and beaches. 69 people were raped at abandoned buildings.” He said.
According to Cele, The DNA specimens at SAPS laboratories are at 111 174 and out of this figure, 67 905 is DNA backlog which has been reduced from over 241 167 in May 2021.
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