Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Cabinet has welcomed the decrease in serious and violent crimes as reported in the Crime Statistics for Quarter 1 and 2 of the 2025 financial year.
“The crime statistics, covering the period from April to September 2025, show significant reductions in serious and violent crime, with murder rates dropping substantially. Murders decreased by 6.5% in the first quarter and by 11.5% in the second quarter,” Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said.
Addressing a post Cabinet media briefing in Pretoria on Wednesday, the Minister said Cabinet commended law enforcement agencies for the continuing hard work against crime while also calling upon society to join the fight against crime.
At the release of the stats at the end of November, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said that categories that saw reductions include murder, assault, common robbery with aggravating circumstances, contact crime, rape and sexual assault.
This also includes carjacking, robbery at residential premises, robbery at non-residential premises and cash-in-transit heists. – SAnews.gov.za
