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Violence against women spikes, assault cases reach five-year high: crime stats

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Police minister Bheki Cele delivered crime statistics for the second quarter, July to September 2022, of the 2022/23 financial year. In this period there was a double-digit increase in crimes against women and the highest number of assault cases reported to the police in five years. 
23 Nov 2022 6AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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