Gauteng crime stats: Murder down, but no room for complacency
The Committee received the 1st Quarter Crime Statistics for the 2026/27 financial year, covering April to June 2026, from Acting Provincial Police Commissioner Major General Fred Kekana last week.“Despite the overall positive provincial picture, the Committee expressed serious concern about the performance of the Honeydew Police Station, which was identified as the worst-performing police station in Gauteng and the fourth-worst-performing police station nationally.
Gauteng’s Community Safety Committee has hailed a double‑digit drop in the murder rate and other crimes, but warned that the province cannot afford complacency, insisting every statistic must translate into safer streets and homes.
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