Women’s Legal Centre concerned about the sexual offences stats

Mluleki Mrwebi
22 September 2013

The Women’s Legal Centre said it is dismayed at the incorrect and inadequate reporting on sexual offences in the 2012/2013 national crime statistics released on Thursday. 

Director of Women’s Legal Centre Jennifer Williams said research confirms year after year that sexual offences are chronically under-reported to the police. 

Williams said there are concerns about the accuracy of the stats on the number of sexual offences, more especially with the country having a problem of under reporting of these crimes.

She added that the Centre also calls for the stats to be released monthly.