Honeydew Police Station is among the five stations in Gauteng with the highest number of crimes reported.
This was revealed this morning in the Gauteng Legislature by the Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Deliwe de Lange.
Focusing on crimes committed in the province in the last year, De Lange revealed that the murder rate has increased by 4.7 per cent with 3 842 cases reported. Sexual offences decreased by four per cent with 9 510 cases reported.
The Johannesburg Central, Hillbrow, Sandton and Pretoria Central police stations join Honeydew Police Station as the top five stations with the highest number of crimes reported.
Kate Lorimer, a member of the Provincial Legislature for Safety and Security, said she did not believe that the sexual offences statistics are a true reflection of what happens in reality and should be higher. “The main problem is, people feel harassed at police stations when reporting sexual offences,” she alleged.
