CAPE TOWN - Crime statistics reveal a bleak picture of crime fighting efforts in the country.
Murders have been increasing consistently over the past decade.
Around 75 people are killed every day in the country.
The Western Cape has a murder rate of 56 per 100,000.
So is it perhaps not time to rethink policing strategies for a focused response to the crisis?
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