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WC murder rate drops, but crime concerns persist

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February 23, 2026

THE decrease in the Western Cape murder rate has been welcomed, but concerns of crime in the province remain, as the Western Cape government and City of Cape Town demand proper funding for the overburdened SAPS in the province.

- THEOLIN TEMBO and MURRAY SWART

WC murder rate drops, but crime concerns persist

SAPS officers searching a block of flats for drugs.

(Independent Newspapers Archives)

The news comes as police reports that three people were murdered in Joe Slovo, Milnerton on Saturday.

The provincial government said the latest quarterly crime statistics for the Western Cape once again show that a complete reform of South Africa's policing system and proper funding for law enforcement agencies are needed.

Premier Alan Winde and Police Oversight and Community Safety MEC, Anroux Marais, have cautiously welcomed the 3.4% decrease in the province’s overall murder rate for Quarter 3 of 2025/26, which they say represents a decrease of 41 murders over this period.

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