The Crimes of the South African Police Service

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Crimes of the South African Police Service

187 cops caught in less than 2 months

September 29, 2013

Statistics compiled by the South African Police Services’ human resources division show that 187 police officers were arrested for crimes between 8 July and 26 August this year.

According to the Sunday Times, 39 officers were arrested on suspicion of murder, 23 for corruption, 20 for robbery and 14 for rape.

This comes after the police’s top brass instructed provincial and divisional commissions in July to start reporting the arrests of staff within 24 hours and to submit weekly reports to General Riah Phiyaga, the national police commissioner.