Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia released the fourth quarter crime statistics on Friday.
THE recently released South African Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics revealed that Chatsworth, Phoenix, and Verulam were among the top 30 police stations in the province with the highest number of reported serious crime cases.
Phoenix had the 9th highest number of serious crimes reported in the country and was 3rd in the province with a total of 1,612 cases. Chatsworth, which was 15th in the country and 5th in the province, had 1,463 cases. Verulam was 29th in the country and 10th in the province with 1, 277.
For contact crimes, which include murder, attempted murder, and all types of assault, Chatsworth ranked 18th in the country and 5th in the province with 679 cases, while Verulam ranked 28th in the country and 9th in the province with 584 cases.
Verulam was also among the top 30 stations with reports of murder. It placed 2nd in the province with 26 cases.
