The latest crime trends report of the SA Police Service for the period April 2009 to March 2010 indicates a decrease of 4,4% in the ratio of sexual offences. There is, however, a concern with regard to increases in the incidence of attempted murder, sexual offences and murder of children in particular. According to various previous analyses pertaining to crimes against children according to age, most of the crimes are committed against children between 15 and 17 years old. However, it is disturbing to notice that there are now a significant number of cases of sexual offences affecting children below the age of 15, including those aged between zero and ten years.