Police minister Bheki Cele will be releasing the latest quarterly crime statistics during a press conference in Cape Town this afternoon.

Earlier today, senior police management presented some statistics to parliament’s Portfolio on Police, revealing that murder has increased by 8.9% during the period under review, reported The Citizen.

Watch the minister’s address here:

During the presentation in parliament, it was revealed that a total of 6 859 murders were committed in the third quarter, while overall contact crimes decreased by 4%.

Murder is up 8.9% and sexual offences are down 9%.

A glimpse of the #crimestats of the third quarter. #sabcnews

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