Community Safety
Question by:
Hon Mesuli Kama
Answered by:
Hon Albert Fritz
Question Number:
5
Question Body:
With regard to the deployment of law enforcement officers at crime hotspots in the province as recently announced by the Premier:
- Whether the South Africa Police Service was adequately consulted and if it participated in the process; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
- whether the provincial police commissioner was formally informed of and invited to the launch; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
- what informed the deployment of these officers to the identified crime hotspots?
Answer Body:
Yes, the South African Police Service was consulted. The Safety Plan is based on the principle that all policing should be evidence-based. After consultations between the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town and the South African Police Service, it was decided that the high-crime areas would be prioritised based on SAPS crime data.
- No launch has taken place to date.
(3) The deployment of the law enforcement officers is based on the SAPS crime data.
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Date:
Friday, February 28, 2020
