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The threat of a major terrorist attack in Kenya is somewhat reduced five years after the Westgate Mall carnage inflicted by Al-Shabaab. But security forces must remain vigilant, warns Stig Jarle Hansen, because Al-Shabaab remains powerful and stable within Somalia. There’s always a risk that the group will once again turn its sights on Kenya if policing and security slacken.
The latest crime statistics released by the South African Police Service provide reason for both optimism and concern. They show year-on-year declines in many crimes but murder rates are still on the increase. Andrew Faull writes that other data like the victim and perception survey should be viewed with the crime statistics if the country is to fully tackle the crime problem.
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Candles in memory of those killed in Nairobi’s Westgate Mall attack in September 2013.
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Stig Jarle Hansen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Containing Al-Shabaab in Kenya doesn't directly reduce the group's standing inside Somalia.
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There’s been a decline in many crimes in South Africa but the murder rate has increased for the sixth year.
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Andrew Faull, University of Cape Town
Data from victim and crime perception surveys help make sense of South Africa's crime statistics.
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