the comparative international figures showing an average of 7 murders per
100 000 people per year whereas South Africa registers 31,1 per 100 000
— but, if projected into specific categories it reflects 54 per 100 000 for
police officers and an alarming 132,8 per 100 000 for farmers;
the phasing out of the former Commando-protection-system which
operated extremely successfully in the rural areas, which in turn created a