The latest murder statistics show that the Western Cape holds the most murder hot-spots out of all the provinces, with Nyanga first on the list.
Between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016, there was a 4.9 percent increase in murder cases in the Western Cape, compared to the previous year. The latest statistics between April 2015 and March 2016 shows that a total of 18,673 people have been murdered.
The top ten murder hotspots across the country have been identified as Bethelsdorp in the Eastern Cape, Inanda and Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal. Nyanga is first on the Western Cape’s list, followed by Gugulethu, Harare, Khayelitsha, Delft, Kraaifontein and Mfuleni.
The police were doing their jobs but these areas face social and economic failures which led to the increase in murder, Nyanga Community Policing Forum (NCPF) secretary, Dumisani Qwebe, said.
“Overcrowding and poverty is a serious problem which needs to be handled first, before the numbers can decrease, but I feel that the police are working hard to help the situation,” said Qwebe.
Qwebe said that another problem is the fact that there is only one police station in Nyanga which again relates to the issue of infrastructure and development.
“One thing I am very happy about is that the community are fully on board to help. They patrol on weekends and do whatever it takes to keep the people safe,” Qwebe said.
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