Police Oversight and Community Safety
Question by:
Hon Ayanda Bans
Answered by:
Hon Reagen Allen
Question Number:
10
Question Body:
With regard to the 65 519 firearms that have been permanently removed from the streets and destroyed in the past 12 months:
- How many of these were from the Western Cape and (b) how many (i) arrests and (ii) convictions related to illegal firearms and ammunition were made?
Answer Body:
The reply of the South African Police Service (SAPS):
10. (1) (a) (i) 9 887
(b) (i) 3 663
(ii) 197
Date:
Friday, March 3, 2023
