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What the community had to say about recent crime statistics

JOBURG - Our reporters took to the streets to find out what community members think about the crime statistics which were released recently, here's what they had to say ...

October 13, 2015

Shanice Naidoo Less than a minute

BIANCA BRANTHWAITE: These statistics are not a real portrayal of the current situation South Africa is in with crime happening every day.

AMY RICHARDSON: South Africans are desensitised toward the crime statistics. We are always living in fear, regardless if something has decreased.

LISA VAN DEN BIGGELAAR: Crime statistics are not meant to be used between political parties as a blame game, but instead as a [reason] to work harder towards keeping us safe.

MITCHELL JANSSENS: The murder statistics are just ridiculous. I mean, to think that there are 46 murders a day is just terrible.

ILSE VAN DER WALT: I don’t really want to think about the crime statistics. I don’t like to focus on negative things.

OCEAN DUBE: Some crime has decreased since last year, so there are signs of improvement.

NICO HINIS: The crime statistics are unacceptable. Who is responsible for putting them together and how do we know they are accurate? This is a subject I hate discussing, as every second there is a crime in this country.

BRENT BANDS: There have not been proper surveys conducted with those stats. The government needs to look after our police properly so they will want to do their jobs.

MARIETTE VAN DER SCHYFF: As a business owner, I definitely believe that there are a few things hidden in the statistics. I think they wanted to keep the crime stats low leading up to the elections.

CANDICE JANSSENS: The rape statistics are so sad.

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October 13, 2015

Shanice Naidoo Less than a minute