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South African Police Service focuses on high-crime provinces, with decreases in murder, rape, and robbery cases. Quarterly statistics show murder down by 9.8%, rape by 3.3%, attempted sexual offences by 3.2%, common robbery by 6%, and robbery with aggravating circumstances by 13.1%. Significant reductions in reported cases, with the highest decrease in murder rate since Covid-19 lockdown.