The Cleveland SAPS precinct saw an increase of 125 per cent in the number of sexual assault cases reported to the station.
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According to the national SAPS crime statistics released earlier today the number of sexual offences increased from four reported in 2016/2017 to nine reported in 2017/2018.
The number of murder cases for the area decreased by 18.9 per cent from 37 in 2016/2017 to 30 in 2017/2018.
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There was a 27.9 per cent increase in the number of attempted murder cases reported.
Additionally there was a 28.4 per cent increase in the number of aggravated robbery cases reported with the number jumping from 475 in 2016/2017 to 610 reported in 2017/2018.
Contact sexual offences also increased by 33.3 per cent.
Car hijacking and residential robberies also increased by 23.3 per cent and 19.8 per cent respectively.
The statistics also showed a 42.9 per cent increase in the number of truck hijackings from seven cases reported in 2016/2017 to 10 cases reported in 2017/2018.
There was a decrease in motor vehicle theft of 19.5 per cent.
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