# The Freedom Front Plus says while the latest crime statistics show slight improvements, South Africa remains in the grip of a severe crime crisis. The party notes a 12.4-percent drop in murders and a 15-percent decline in carjackings between January and March. The FF Plus’s Wouter Wessels has welcomed progress under Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s leadership but criticised the racial profiling of rural murder victims in the latest report:
FF Plus cautiously welcomes crime drop, but SA still faces grim reality [SOUND]
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