JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 6,945 people were murdered in South Africa in the third quarter (Q3) of this year, down from 7,004 during the same period last year, data showed Friday.
South Africa recorded some decline in various crimes including murder, carjacking and truck hijacking because of the intervention put in place by the police, Police Minister Bheki Cele said when releasing the quarterly crime statistics from July to September.
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