POLICE Minister Fikile Mbalula released crime statistics for the financial years 2016/2017 today and they revealed a decrease of crime in the country by 1.8 per cent.
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Crime has decreased nationally and the stats from Malvern and Bellair police stations in Queensburgh, reveal that carjacking and the theft of motor vehicles have decreased by 31.6 per cent and 7.9 per cent respectively.
Other statistics show that murder cases have remained the same at four at Malvern SAPS and increased by five cases at Bellair SAPS.
Sexual crimes
Malvern: +11 per cent
Bellair: -25 per cent
Robbery with aggravating circumstances
Malvern: +10.9 per cent
Bellair: +6.6 per cent
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Burglary (residential)
Malvern: -29.7 per cent
Bellair: -0.6 per cent
Burglary (non-residential)
Malvern: +50.9 per cent
Bellair: + 15.4 per cent
Drinking and driving
Malvern: +27.7 per cent
Bellair: -19.4 per cent
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