The Crimes of the South African Police Service

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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Crimes of the South African Police Service

1.7 million crimes went unreported in 2011: SAIRR

March 19, 2013

More than 3.3 million crimes occur per year and half of them are not reported, according to a survey published by the SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR).

It said according to data from Statistics SA, around 1.7m crimes [52 percent] were not reported to the police in 2011.

“These figures include 82,000 unreported cases of house robbery and 8000 unreported car hijackings.”