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National police commissioner Riah Phiyega. (File: Sapa)
National police commissioner Riah Phiyega. (File: Sapa)

Johannesburg - National police commissioner Riah Phiyega believes the police's safety plans are working after their statistics showed a 30 percent drop in farm murders since 2010, Netwerk24 reported on Monday.

"It was positive. There was an annual decline since 2003, especially for one financial year [2012-13]," she told Netwerk24.

She attributed it to work regarding countrywide safety and communities' awareness and safety measures.

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