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Report: Defilement, fights, drugs and theft top crime list

A sample of hard drugs that are mostly abused. [Getty Images]

People who fought on the streets or assaulted others formed the bulk of offenders charged in court in the last financial year.

Data by the National Council of Administration of Justice (NCAJ) indicates that 25 per cent of those arrested and/or prosecuted in 2022/2023 were accused of committing such offences.

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