South Africa still has one of the highest murder rates in the world with 31 murders per 100000 people in 2012 – five times the global average of 6.2 per 100000, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s latest report, released yesterday.
Crime statistics released by Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa in September showed that murder increased by 650 cases, to 16259, a 4.2% increase from 2012.
The AFP news agency’s Africa Check report released earlier this week puts South Africa’s murder rate at 31.3 per 100000 people, a 2.8% increase from 2012…
