Poverty Not Linked to Violence – SAIRR

The South African Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR) says the Eastern Cape municipalities have the highest murder rate, 54 murders per 100 000 people, and a poverty rate of 62 percent.

In the same vein, the organisation says Limpopo municipalities recorded the lowest murder rate while sharing the same poverty rate. Western Cape municipalities also recorded a high murder rate with a low poverty rate of 27.5 percent.

These are the findings that form part of a local government study which assessed 80 indicators from each of 52 metropolitan and district municipalities.

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