There were 55 murders, 109 rapes, 137 sexual offences, 878 assaults, 44 carjackings, and 819 burglaries every day in South Africa in the 2017 to 2018 year—and at least 5 farm murders every month, according to official figures released by the South African Police Services (SAPS).
The SAPS “Crime Statistics 2017/2018” were released on September 11, 2018, in a special briefing given to the South African Parliament by South African Minister of the Police, Bheki Cele.
According to the figures, for the period April 2017 to March 2018, there were
20,336 murders, or 55 per day;
50,108 sexual offences, or 137 per day;
18,233 attempted murders, or 49 per day;
167,352 assaults with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, or 458 per day;
156,243 common assaults, or 428 per day;
50,730 common robberies, or 138 per day;
138,364 robberies with aggravating circumstances, or 379 per day;
40,035 rapes, or 109 per day ...
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