South Africa Averaged Nearly 60 Murders a Day from April to June, Crime Data Shows
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- South Africa recorded 5,427 murders between April and June 2026, averaging nearly 60 a day.
- Official police statistics showed homicides declined from a year earlier, but the figures still underscored the country’s continuing violent crime crisis.
South Africa recorded nearly 60 murders a day between April and June 2026, according to official police statistics cited in the report.
The South African Police Service recorded 5,427 murders during the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year. The figure highlighted the scale of the country’s continuing violent crime crisis, even as homicides fell compared with the same period a year earlier.
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