Community Safety
- What is the number of children who have been murdered in the province in the period January 2020 to May 2021 and (b) what is the breakdown of areas in which the children were murdered?
The reply of the South African Police Service (SAPS):
16. (a) 215 children have been murdered from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2021
(b)
Police station | Number of murders |
Kraaifontein | 23 |
Delft | 13 |
Philippi East | 12 |
Khayelitsha | 11 |
Nyanga | 10 |
Ravensmead | 9 |
Harare | 8 |
Elsies River | 8 |
Mfuleni | 7 |
Ocean View | 6 |
Atlantis | 6 |
Philippi | 6 |
Durbanville | 5 |
Swellendam | 5 |
Mitchells Plain | 5 |
Milnerton | 4 |
Bishop Lavis | 4 |
Grassy Park | 4 |
Langa | 4 |
Manenberg | 3 |
Kleinvlei | 3 |
Stellenbosch | 3 |
Gugulethu | 3 |
Paarl East | 3 |
Worcester | 3 |
Lwandle | 3 |
Belhar | 2 |
Montagu | 2 |
Steenberg | 2 |
Lengtegeur | 2 |
Kuilsriver | 2 |
Lingelethu-West | 2 |
Samora Machel | 2 |
Athlone | 2 |
Strand | 2 |
Dysselsdorp | 2 |
Muizenberg | 2 |
Moorreesburg | 1 |
Ceres | 1 |
Robertson | 1 |
Mbekweni | 1 |
Beaufort West | 1 |
Table View | 1 |
Rawsonville | 1 |
Tulbagh | 1 |
Saldanha | 1 |
Wolseley | 1 |
Citrusdal | 1 |
Barrydale | 1 |
Macassar | 1 |
Kleinmond | 1 |
De Rust | 1 |
Thembalethu | 1 |
Conville | 1 |
Wellington | 1 |
Hout Bay | 1 |
Kwanonqaba | 1 |
Da Gamaskop | 1 |
Klapmuts | 1 |
