Despite a decline in serious violent crime nationally, the Eastern Cape still has the highest murder rate in South Africa, police minister Firoz Cachalia revealed on Friday.
Presenting the fourth-quarter crime statistics for the 2025/26 financial year, covering January to March, Cachalia said the province remained the countrys murder hotspot even as national murder figures declined.
The Eastern Cape presents the highest risk with 14.3 murders per 100,000 people, Cachalia said.
