Crime statistics | Discussion | Determinants and the complexities of crime

JOHANNESBURG - South Africans are confronting the country’s high crime rate.

WATCH | Police Minister releases quarterly crime statistics

Police Minister, Bheki Cele, presented the quarterly crime statistics covering the three months that ended in December.

Murders rose by 2.1-percent from the previous year to 7,700.

To put that into context more than 83 people are murdered a day in South Africa.

In some good news sexual assault and rape both fell by 1.7-percent.

However, when you look at crimes against women all categories of crime rose.

Murders rose. Attempted murders rose by 12-percent and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm rose by 7-percent.

The murder of children fell substantially but they are still being subjected to great harm.

Assaults with intent to do grievous bodily harm rose by 12-percent with children involved.

Independent researcher in policing and crime, David Bruce spoke with eNCA.