Community Safety
- What is the total number of (a) murders, (b) attempted murders, (c) gang-related murders, (d) gang-related attempted murders in the (i) 2011/12 (ii) 2012/13 (iii) 2013/14 and (iv) current financial year in (aa) Elsies River, (bb) Manenberg, (cc) Bishop Lavis, (dd) Lavender Hill and (ee) Hanover Park ;
- whether for each specific case, (a) the case remains on the court roll, (b) the case has been withdrawn and (c) a conviction was obtained; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The South African Police Service informed me as follows:
(1)(a) (i) (aa) 36
(bb) 29
(cc) 54
(dd) 35 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 23 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(ii) (aa) 40
(bb) 35
(cc) 59
(dd) 71 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 22 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(iii) (aa) 60
(bb) 41
(cc) 73
(dd) 61 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 42 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(iv) Crime Statistics for 2014/2015 has not yet been released.
(b) (i) (aa) 90
(bb) 44
(cc) 89
(dd) 69 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 42 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(ii) (aa) 159
(bb) 136
(cc) 174
(dd) 126 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 60 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(iii) (aa) 180
(bb) 165
(cc) 166
(dd) 90 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 39 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(iv) Crime Statistics for 2014/2015 has not yet been released.
(c) (i) (aa) 12
(bb) 3
(cc) 4
(dd) 2 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 12 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(ii) (aa) 26
(bb) 14
(cc) 42
(dd) 14 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 45 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(iii) (aa) 36
(bb) 28
(cc) 51
(dd) 24 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 33 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(iv) Crime Statistics for 2014/2015 has not yet been released.
(d) (i) (aa) 20
(bb) 6
(cc) 12
(dd) 12 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 31 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(ii) (aa) 103
(bb) 78
(cc) 118
(dd) 42 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 96 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(iii) (aa) 95
(bb) 108
(cc) 108
(dd) 30 (Statistics for Steenberg SAPS)
(ee) 56 (Statistics for Philippi SAPS)
(iv) Crime Statistics for 2014/2015 has not yet been released.
(2)(a) - (c ) The required information can be provided, but can only be accessed via a thorough analysis of each case.
To enable this office to provide comprehensive feedback, it is requested that the due date be extended to 2 December 2014.
