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Which Works Better in Fighting Crime in South Africa?

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa reported the annual national crime statistics. The statistics were a mixed bag, with business robberies rising 7.5%, while murders fell 3.1%, contact crimes were down 3.5%, house robberies fell 1.9% and car hijackings dropped 11.9%. While it showed some improvement there was plenty of sceptism from analysts and the public. The opposition DA said "The current method of collecting, collating and reporting South Africa's crime statistics means few people trust the figures reported by the minister each year. Additionally, the statistics are out of date by the time they are released, which in turn seriously reduces their usefulness.

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