Between October 2021 and September 2022, Gugulethu noted a 30,6 percent decrease in murder. Over the same 12 months, Delft has seen a 17,4% decrease in murder, with contact crime also declining by 12,1%.
After LEAP was deployed to Philippi-East earlier this year, that station has completely fallen off the list of top 30 crime zones in South Africa.
“Residents increasingly look to us to keep them safer and based on the results, it is encouraging that our targeted crime prevention approach is working, despite an overall very concerning national picture,” said Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis. “While there are many SAPS officers who are hardworking and dedicated, they simply do not receive the support they need.”
In August this year, a formal request was sent to Minister Cele to give the City of Cape Town’s law enforcement officers full crime-fighting powers, including the ability to investigate crime so that we can more effectively support the SAPS, and catch criminals, and make sure they are prosecuted and put behind bars.
“The City continues to invest heavily in its Safety and Security Directorate, and rightly so,” said Mayco Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith. “We call on the national government to follow our lead.”
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