House burglary was reported as the most feared crime in South Africa in the 2016/17 Victims of Crime Survey. 228,094 house burglaries were recorded in 2017/18 – an average of 625 houses per day. The survey revealed that 28.3% of house burglary victims didn’t report the crime to the police because they thought the police would not act. (http://bit.ly/2MEZlAf)
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September 17, 2018
