Mr. Pieter Groenewald, FF Plus MP said;
“The Freedom Front Plus welcomes the decline in most of the violent crimes, such as murder, by 6,5%. It is clear that the world soccer cup with more and higher visible policing was a big contributing factor. South Africans should however not be mislead by the statistics. The world average for murder is at present 7 in every 100 000 of the population and South Africa’s figure is now 31,9 in every 100 000. It is still five times higher than the world average. Although house robberies have dropped with 10,1% (16 889), it has over the past five years increased by 60,6% and in the past three years it increased by 16,6%. Rapes have for the third consecutive year increased (56 272). South Africa is still unsafe for especially women,” Mr. Pieter Groenewald, chief spokesperson on Police for the Freedom Front Plus says.
“The Minister still did not give the figures for farm murders and this is regretted. The Freedom Front Plus will be taking this matter further in Parliament. Next year’s crime statistics will give a better indication of crime figures. It should also be remembered that only 10% of criminals are eventually successfully prosecuted by the courts. The Police is doing its work better but crime in its totality is not combated better. The whole of the legal system will have to operate better to effectively combat crime,” Groenewald said.
