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Murders fall by 8.6% in South Africa
9/09/2010 03:20:21 AMAFP – Members of the South African Police Services unload guns at a scrap metal facility on September … – 1 hr 15 mins agoPRETORIA – Violent crime declined last year in South Africa, the police minister said Thursday, with murders down 8.6 percent to under 17,000, in one of the world's most violent countries. "The murder figure fell below the 17,000 mark, compared to 26,877 in the 1995-1996 fiscal year," police minister Nathi Mthethwa told a news conference. "We are really encouraged in the significant decline in the murder rate," he said. The crime statistics report covered the year ending in March, and showed violent crime generally was on the decline, with attempted murders down by 6.1 percent and sexual offences down by 4.4 percent, he said. The report did not cover the period of the football World Cup, which was held June 11-July 11. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter, become a fan on FacebookSearch Google for this story. |
