{"id":2293,"date":"2022-02-21T09:25:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T07:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2022-02-21T09:25:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T07:25:05","slug":"significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/","title":{"rendered":"Significant drop in most crime categories &#8211; Cele"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police Minister Bheki Cele says there has been significant reductions in a number of crimes committed and reported to the police during the last three months of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cele said police have recorded significant decreases in most of the crime categories for the quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Releasing the crime statistics in Cape Town on Friday, Cele said there has been a significant reduction in crimes such as common robbery, sexual assault, attempted sexual offences and contact sexual offences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed concern however at murder, saying it remains worryingly stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the three months of reporting, an 8.9% increase in murder was recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/significant-drop-most-crime-categories-cele\">here<\/a> to read more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Disclaimer:<\/em>&nbsp;<meta charset=\"utf-8\">Bible Media News (BMN)* is an independent faith-based media organization. Please note that all press releases and statements published by BMN do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Bible Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo: <\/em>Pixabay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police Minister Bheki Cele says there has been significant reductions in a number of crimes committed and reported to the police during the last three months of 2021. Cele said police have recorded significant decreases in most of the crime categories for the quarter. Releasing the crime statistics in Cape Town on Friday, Cele said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2294,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Significant drop in most crime categories - Cele<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Significant drop in most crime categories - Cele\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Police Minister Bheki Cele says there has been significant reductions in a number of crimes committed and reported to the police during the last three months of 2021. Cele said police have recorded significant decreases in most of the crime categories for the quarter. Releasing the crime statistics in Cape Town on Friday, Cele said [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bible Media News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-21T07:25:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-02-21T07:25:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/49211828536_1c5fbf7de7_o-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Significant drop in most crime categories - Cele\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/49211828536_1c5fbf7de7_o-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Staff Writer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/\",\"name\":\"Bible Media News\",\"description\":\"All the news for every Christian\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/49211828536_1c5fbf7de7_o-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/49211828536_1c5fbf7de7_o-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Nguban together with the Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele hosting a media briefing to announce a tourism safety initiative. The briefing took place at GCIS Head Office in Pretoria. 12 December 2019.\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/\",\"name\":\"Significant drop in most crime categories - Cele\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-21T07:25:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-21T07:25:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/#\/schema\/person\/163863a932c657e6d8f9363501e61f17\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Significant drop in most crime categories &#8211; Cele\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/#\/schema\/person\/163863a932c657e6d8f9363501e61f17\",\"name\":\"Staff Writer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cdc0902877c2e9318f1239c5e2a1dfbb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cdc0902877c2e9318f1239c5e2a1dfbb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Staff Writer\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/biblemedia.co\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/author\/biblemediaadmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Significant drop in most crime categories - Cele","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Significant drop in most crime categories - Cele","og_description":"Police Minister Bheki Cele says there has been significant reductions in a number of crimes committed and reported to the police during the last three months of 2021. Cele said police have recorded significant decreases in most of the crime categories for the quarter. Releasing the crime statistics in Cape Town on Friday, Cele said [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/","og_site_name":"Bible Media News","article_published_time":"2022-02-21T07:25:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-02-21T07:25:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/49211828536_1c5fbf7de7_o-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Significant drop in most crime categories - Cele","twitter_image":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/49211828536_1c5fbf7de7_o-scaled.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Staff Writer","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/#website","url":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/","name":"Bible Media News","description":"All the news for every Christian","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/49211828536_1c5fbf7de7_o-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/49211828536_1c5fbf7de7_o-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Nguban together with the Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele hosting a media briefing to announce a tourism safety initiative. The briefing took place at GCIS Head Office in Pretoria. 12 December 2019."},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/","name":"Significant drop in most crime categories - Cele","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2022-02-21T07:25:04+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-21T07:25:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/#\/schema\/person\/163863a932c657e6d8f9363501e61f17"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/significant-drop-in-most-crime-categories-cele\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Significant drop in most crime categories &#8211; Cele"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/#\/schema\/person\/163863a932c657e6d8f9363501e61f17","name":"Staff Writer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cdc0902877c2e9318f1239c5e2a1dfbb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cdc0902877c2e9318f1239c5e2a1dfbb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Staff Writer"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/biblemedia.co"],"url":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/author\/biblemediaadmin\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/49211828536_1c5fbf7de7_o-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2295,"href":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293\/revisions\/2295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}