Pretoria - All eyes will be on the South African Police Service (SAPS) this morning, as they release the Annual Crime Statistics.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa, Deputy Police Minister Makhotso Sotyu, the National Commissioner of Police, General Riah Phiyega, MECs responsible for policing, SAPS Provincial Commissioners as well as various SAPS partners from business, community policing forums and academia will be present at the release of the crime stats in Pretoria, which will cover the 2012/13 financial year, from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013.
The crime report will cover only crimes that have been reported to the police. The reported crime data is also expected to be further broken down by provinces and police stations.
The categories to be covered during the announcement include murder, business robberies, house robberies, hijackings, robbery with aggravated circumstances, drunken driving, drug related and sexual offences.
Government releases these statistics once a year primarily to provide the public with progress in the fight against crime in the country, as well as a review of some of the current strategies in tackling crime and guiding operational plans for the SAPS. – SAnews.gov.za
