Increase in crime after World Cup

Johannesburg – In the week following the 2010 Soccer World Cup, violent crime increased sharply, with a farm attack, home robbery and two murders on July 11, a murder on the 13th and two murders and three home robberies on July 15.

This came to light following a Beeld investigation into serious violent crimes (home robberies, murders, farm attacks and armed robberies in which someone is seriously injured, raped or shot), about which the paper reported during and after the World Cup.

The investigation showed an increase in such incidents in especially South Gauteng (Johannesburg, the East Rand, West Rand and Vaal Triangle), Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the North West.

During the World Cup, which ran from June 11 to July 11, there were reports about 12 such incidents and afterwards, from July 12 to the end of August, there were reports about 42 incidents.

There was a marked increase in murders – from four in June to 14 in July and 18 in August.

The investigation was done after General Bheki Cele, the national police commissioner, promised that police had the ability to continue with efficient crime prevention during the event – and also after it was over.

The investigation could not be compared with the police's recently released crime statistics, as official statistics for this time would only be announced by September next year.

Source :  News24, Gloria Edwards - Beeld 2010/09/13

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