A drunk black man, and a knife
This is how most people end up being dead on a slab in the morgue
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A typical murder victim in the Western Cape is most likely to have been stabbed, had alcohol beforehand and to be a black man aged between 18 and 35.
This profile is the result of a report by the provincial community safety department, which looked at murders from 2008 to 2011, the Cape Argus reports.
The department used mortuary data rather than crime statistics to investigate the circumstances under which people died.
Civilian oversight director Gideon Morris said the police’s crime statistics did not allow for detailed analysis, but were a good indicator of what was happening on the ground.
According to the report, the province had the third highest murder rate in the country — 43.4 victims per 100,000 people — between April 2011 and March 2012.
Most murders were committed in Nyanga, Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, Milnerton and Mfuleni.
Eighty-seven percent of the victims were male.
Half of those murdered were stabbed, a quarter were shot and about 17 percent died of severe assault or blunt trauma.
Seventy percent of those killed tested positive for alcohol.
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Papage
"A drunk black man, and a knife"The heading is misleading, you should have said " A drunk Coloured man, and a knife/gun"
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|Sinudeity|
So... dont sell alcohol to black dudes between the age of 18 and 35? :PReport Abuse
Dzel
It makes perfect sense Papage.Victims were either killed in a fight, at night probably on their way from a tavern. Location indicate abo-d.arkie black on black crime / viol.ence.
I bet you murd.ers in Gauteng townships follow a similar trend; alcohol, shebeens and walking home drunk at night (alone or in a small group) is a bad bad idea regardless of gender.
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eGolibamqedengaphambili7
I support you Papage, A black man is always a suspect its our paper is meant to make those boeremag to see us as fool while reading it and drinking cognac. lolReport Abuse
Dzel
Victims were either killed in a fight or robbery (that should have read)Report Abuse
MommaC
I bet the heading in the UK would be 'a drunk white man and a knife'. Demographics play a HUGE part,Report Abuse
Phunyukabemphethe
The write is either BOEREMAG or AWB memberReport Abuse
Dzel
MommaCI bet the heading in the UK would be 'a drunk white man and a knife'. Demographics play a HUGE part,
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Demographics are but a small part of the story; this is about behaviour, what exposes one to danger and probability of becoming a victim of a mugging or violence.
Everything about these stats make sense if you've done your fair share of partying or night-crawling.
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MommaC
DzelHaven't done any night crawling for more years than I like to admit to :)
If you listen to Sky News, they have a similar problem. Binge drinking and violence. Same age group too. That is why I think a lot has to do with the demographics. It comes down to who lives where and what their habits are.
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swona
interesting, still the UK has the highest stab attacks in the whole world!Report Abuse
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