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A graph of South Africa's murder rate (annual murders per 100,000 people) spanning the century from 1915 to 2023. The murder rate increased rapidly towards the end of Apartheid, reaching a peak in 1993. It then decreased until bottoming out at 30 per 100,000 in 2011, but steadily increased again to 44 per 100,000 in 2023 after a brief drop in 2020.
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The Cape Town Prostitute Killer, also known as The Cape Town Strangler, is an unidentified South African serial killer who fatally strangled 16 prostitutes and three domestic workers in Cape Town between 1992 and 1996.
The first suspect was detained on October 3, 2024. [7] Three suspects were arrested on October 6. [8]On October 9, prosecutors charged 45-year-old Siphosoxolo Myekethe with 18 counts of murder and one count possession of an unlicenced firearm, an AK-47 automatic assault rifle in connection with the shooting, but did not announce Myekethe's motive or connection to the victims.
Years active Proven victims Possible victims Region(s) where active Notes Ref Cape Town Prostitute Killer: 1992–1996 19 19 Western Cape: Strangled prostitutes and domestic workers around Cape Town [48] Fosaville serial killer: 1999–2003 13 13 KwaZulu-Natal: Abducted, bound and strangled women around Newlands East [49] Sleepy Hollow Killer ...