Question NW68 to the Minister of Police
14 February 2018 - NW68
Esau, Mr S to ask the Minister of Police
(a) What number of murder cases were reported (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017, (b) what are the latest statistics of female victims to date and (c) in how many of these cases did the murder occur at the hand of an intimate partner?
Reply:
(a)(i)(aa),(bb),(cc) and (ii),(b)
The following table reflects the total number of murder cases per financial year, involving female victims:
|
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
2016/2017 |
2017/2018 |
|
1 384 |
1 757 |
1 746 |
1 412 |
(c) The total number of cases, where the murder occurred at the hand of an intimate partner, is as follows:
|
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
2016/2017 |
2017/2018 |
|
436 |
608 |
534 |
291 |