Dr Guy Lamb , A criminologist at Stellenbosch University's Political Science Department

First Thing is First |  The recent crime stats paint a grim picture once again. South Africans are more likely to be murdered, raped or assaulted in their homes - and walking in a park or driving on the road have become increasingly dangerous. Q4 crime stats show sharp rises in crime from January to March 2022. the first three months of 2022 were marred by more murders, more sexual violence and more assaults in comparison to the same period in 2021. According to the crime statistics, there was a 22.2% increase in murder, with 1 107 more people killed between January and March when compared to the same period last year. A total of 2 268 people were murdered in public places, such as open fields, streets, parking areas and abandoned buildings. The second most likely place for murder to occur is at the home of the victim or of the perpetrator; in that environment, 1 350 people were killed. Liquor outlets and public transport, such as buses, taxis or trains, were the third and fourth most likely places to be killed in South Africa Sexual offences recorded a 13.7% increase, with contact sexual offences the only decrease in this category. In the first three months of this year, 10 818 people were raped in South Africa. Almost half of the cases, a staggering 4 653 rapes took place at the home of the rape victim or the home of the rapist The Eastern Cape's Lusikisiki police station, Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal, and Delft in the Western Cape recorded the highest incidents of rape for this quarter. Guest: Dr Guy Lamb , A criminologist at Stellenbosch University's Political Science Department