Police not coping with serious violent crime

A steady rise in murder and armed robbery shows police are not getting a grip on serious violent crime in South Africa, despite a budget increased by almost 50% since 2011/12 to R87 billion. This is largely due to inappropriate political interference in the police, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said in [response](https://issafrica.org/crimehub/multimedia/how-safe-are-you-in-sa) to […]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Appa-sourceTheAfric...