Community Safety
- (a) Which police stations in the province handled the most violent crimes during 2019/20 and (b) what percentage of the overall number of violent crimes did these police stations handle;
- how many cases of (a) gang-related murder and (b) attempted gang-related murder were recorded in the province in (i) 2017/18, (ii) 2018/19, (iii) 2019/20 and (iv) 2020/21 to date and (c) what is the total number of convictions obtained for (a) and (b) in each financial year;
- how many cases of (a) murder and (b) attempted murder were recorded in the province in (i) 2017/18, (ii) 2018/19, (iii) 2019/20 and (iv) 2020/21 to date and (c) what is the total number of convictions obtained for (a) and (b) in each financial year?
The South African Police Services informed me as follows:
11. (1) (a) Top 30 stations: Reported contact crimes (violent crimes):
Station | Total | |
1 | Mitchells Plain | 4 231 |
2 | Delft | 3 603 |
3 | Khayelitsha | 3 524 |
4 | Nyanga | 3 522 |
5 | Mfuleni | 3 276 |
6 | Kraaifontein | 2 834 |
7 | Cape Town Central | 2 626 |
8 | Harare | 2 511 |
9 | Worcester | 2 331 |
10 | Kleinvlei | 2 223 |
11 | Gugulethu | 2 182 |
12 | Philippi East | 1 944 |
13 | Paarl East | 1 888 |
14 | Milnerton | 1 831 |
15 | Oudtshoorn | 1 784 |
16 | Elsies River | 1 752 |
17 | Bishop Lavis | 1 736 |
18 | Stellenbosch | 1 690 |
19 | Lengtegeur | 1 570 |
20 | Knysna | 1 544 |
21 | Manenberg | 1 525 |
22 | Atlantis | 1 515 |
23 | Lingelethu-West | 1 481 |
24 | Athlone | 1 442 |
25 | Grassy Park | 1 416 |
26 | Kuilsrivier | 1 400 |
27 | Ravensmead | 1 320 |
28 | Bellville | 1 306 |
29 | Parow | 1 200 |
30 | Conville | 1 193 |
(b) Percentage handled by the station:
Pos | Station | % Handheld |
1 | Mitchells Plain | 3.7% |
2 | Delft | 3.2% |
3 | Khayelitsha | 3.1% |
4 | Nyanga | 3.1% |
5 | Mfuleni | 2.9% |
6 | Kraaifontein | 2.5% |
7 | Cape Town Central | 2.3% |
8 | Harare | 2.2% |
9 | Worcester | 2.1% |
10 | Kleinvlei | 2.0% |
11 | Gugulethu | 1.9% |
12 | Philippi East | 1.7% |
13 | Paarl East | 1.7% |
14 | Milnerton | 1.6% |
15 | Oudtshoorn | 1.6% |
16 | Elsies River | 1.5% |
17 | Bishop Lavis | 1.5% |
18 | Stellenbosch | 1.5% |
19 | Lengtegeur | 1.4% |
20 | Knysna | 1.4% |
21 | Manenberg | 1.3% |
22 | Atlantis | 1.3% |
23 | Lingelethu-West | 1.3% |
24 | Athlone | 1.3% |
25 | Grassy Park | 1.2% |
26 | Kuilsrivier | 1.2% |
27 | Ravensmead | 1.2% |
28 | Bellville | 1.2% |
29 | Parow | 1.1% |
30 | Conville | 1.1% |
(2) (a) (i) 2017/2018: 808
(ii) 2018/2019: 938
(iii) 2019/2020: 821
(iv) April to June 2020: 142
(b) (i) 2017/2018: 1 381
(ii) 2018/2019: 1 511
(iii) 2019/2020: 1 186
(iv) April to June 2020: 166
(c) (a) (i) 2017/2018: 52
(ii) 2018/2019: 66
(iii) 2019/2020: 42
(iv) April to June 2020: 14
(b) (i) 2017/2018: 48
(ii) 2018/2019: 43
(iii) 2019/2020: 35
(iv) April to June 2020: 11
- (a) (i) 2017/2018: 3 279
(ii) 2018/2019: 3 974
(iii) 2019/2020: 3 975
(iv) April to June 2020: 767
(b) (i) 2017/2018: 3 698
(ii) 2018/2019: 3 860
(iii) 2019/2020: 3 555
(iv) April to June 2020: 858
(c) (a) (i) 2017/2018: 642
(ii) 2018/2019: 792
(iii) 2019/2020: 605
(iv) April to June 2020: 115
(b) (i) 2017/2018: 255
(ii) 2018/2019: 308
(iii) 2019/2020: 243
(iv) April to June 2020: 56
