Number of people shot dead by police doubled since 2006: overall deaths in police action/custody soared to 860 in 2010 book year:
Gareth Newham of the Institute for Security Studies reported in May 2011 that the number of people shot dead by police doubled since 2006; that the overall deaths in police custody or resulting from police action, at 860 in the 2009-2010 year, were markedly higher than the average of 695 a year in the five-year period from 2003 to 2008. But that's not all:
the number of people shot dead by the SA policing authorities, also jumped from 281 in 2005-2006 to 521 in 2010 รข€“ giving South Africa the dubious distinction of having one of the highest recorded rates of homicides by police officers in the world. By comparison: the United States (overall population of 311-million) had 439 arrest-related homicides by law enforcement personnel in 2006.)
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