Corruption in the firearms control management system is driving South Africa’s year-on-year increase in violent crime. Firearm-related fraud and corruption has channelled guns into the wrong hands, which is fuelling violent crime in South Africa, as the latest crime statistics released today show. Annual police statistics reveal that violent crime has steadily increased since 2012, with the 2014/15 police stats show that murder has increased by 4.6% from 2013/14; robbery with aggravating circumstances by 8.5% and car-jacking by 14.2%. This steady increase in violent crime coincides with a breakdown in the firearms control management system. STATEMENT: Guns Fuel Violent Crime: Gun Free South Africa’s response to 2014-15 crime stats
Gun Free South Africa (GFSA) is a South African NGO committed to reducing gun violence through public policy advocacy, education, awareness and community mobilisation.
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