Police Oversight and Community Safety
(a) What is the number of gang-related (i) shootings and (ii) murders that have taken place in (aa) 2020, (bb) 2021 and (cc) 2022 to date, (b) what is the breakdown by (i) age, (ii) race, (iii) gender and (iv) location of the victims and (c)(i) what has been the effectiveness of the anti-gang strategy in the province, (ii) what challenges have been experienced in this regard and (iii) how have they been addressed?
[a] [i] [aa] 1522
[bb] 1808
[cc] The figures for the number of gang-related shootings that occurred in 2022 [January to date] is not available as the statistics have not been released by the Minister of Police as yet.
[ii] [aa] 638
[bb] 793
[cc] The figures for the number of gang-related murders that occurred in 2022 [January to date] is not available as the statistics have not been released by the Minister of Police as yet.
[b] [i]
|
Age Category |
Number of victims |
||
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
|
0 to 5 |
2 |
3 |
The figures for this period have not been released by the Minister of Police. |
|
6 to 10 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
11 to 14 |
4 |
11 |
|
|
15 to 17 |
27 |
42 |
|
|
18 to 25 |
207 |
207 |
|
|
26 to 35 |
250 |
316 |
|
|
36 to 45 |
109 |
143 |
|
|
46 to 64 |
21 |
51 |
|
|
65 & older |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Unknown |
14 |
16 |
|
|
Grand Total |
638 |
793 |
|
[ii]
|
Race |
Number of victims |
||
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
|
Coloured |
638 |
707 |
The figures for this period have not been released by the Minister of Police. |
|
Black |
0 |
79 |
|
|
Unknown |
0 |
7 |
|
|
Grand Total |
638 |
793 |
|
[iii]
|
Gender |
Number of victims |
||
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
|
Male |
611 |
751 |
The figures for this period have not been released by the Minister of Police. |
|
Female |
24 |
42 |
|
|
Unknown |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Grand Total |
638 |
793 |
|
[iv]
|
Location |
Number of victims |
||
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
|
Public place e.g. street/open field/ recreational centre/ park/ beach/ parking area/ abandoned building. |
469 |
558 |
The figures for this period have not been released by the Minister of Police. |
|
Residences of perpetrator/ victim [including residence known by victims/ perpetrator e.g., family/ friends/ neighbours] |
131 |
173 |
|
|
Mode of transport e.g., bus/ car/ plane/ boat/ ship/ taxi |
21 |
22 |
|
|
Railway Premises e.g., Track/ Station |
3 |
8 |
|
|
Business premises [e.g. mall/ restaurants/ work place/ office park/ entertainment centre e.g. movie theatre, gambling facility |
3 |
9 |
|
|
River/ Lake/ Pool/ Dam |
0 |
4 |
|
|
Petrol Station |
0 |
3 |
|
|
Educational Institution |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Bus Stop/ Taxi Rank |
1 |
2 |
|
|
Liquor Outlet |
1 |
2 |
|
|
Agricultural land/ farm/ plot/ small holding [rural] |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Not Yet Specified |
8 |
11 |
|
|
Grand Total |
638 |
793 |
|
[c] [i] The Anti-Gang Unit was deployed to the most problematic gang policing areas to stabilise the gang situation in order for a normal policing approach to take place. The deployment included both a proactive and combat visible policing and detectives approach.
[ii] When operations are conducted in hotspot areas to address gangs there is a tendency that gang activities will cease and will escalate in another policing area.
[iii] By utilising the Five Pillar approach which is a multi-disciplinary integrated operation. The Five Pillar approach is:
- Intelligence gathering, analysis and coordination.
- Pro-active and high visibility approach including LEAP deployments.
- Combat and re-active approach [including the 72-hour activation plan]
- Detection including organised crime approach, opposition of bail and liaison with NPA.
- Communication and liaison.
