Police Oversight and Community Safety

Question by:

Hon Ayanda Bans

Answered by:

Hon Reagen Allen

Question Number:

Question Body:

In respect of the Police Recorded Crime Statistics for the first quarter of the 2023/24 financial year (April to June 2023):

(a) What is the breakdown for the 17 community-reported serious crimes per police station in the province and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of where these crimes have increased when compared to the previous reported period;

(a) what is the breakdown for (i) murder and (ii) sexual violence per police station in the province and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of where these crimes have increased when compared to the previous reported period;

(3) (a) what are the details of the hotspot areas for sexual offences in the province and (b)(i) what programmes are funded through the Western Cape Safety Plan to address sexual offences and (ii) what is the detailed expenditure breakdown on these pro-grammes in (aa) 2020, (bb) 2021, (cc) 2022 and (dd) 2023 to date?

Answer Body:

The reply of the South African Police Service (SAPS):

8. (1) (a) 17 Community Reported crimes per police station.

No.	Station	Total
1	Albertinia	129
2	Ashton	184
3	Athlone	907
4	Atlantis	802
5	Barrydale	43
6	Beaufort West	570
7	Belhar	475
8	Bellville	1 322
9	Bellville South	324
10	Bishop Lavis	876
11	Bonnievale	159
12	Bothasig	260
13	Brackenfell	638
14	Bredasdorp	303
15	Caledon	355
16	Calitzdorp	129
17	Camps Bay	132
18	Cape Town Central	2 765
19	Ceres	437
20	Citrusdal	171
21	Clanwilliam	81
22	Claremont	817
23	Cloetesville	305
24	Conville	550
25	Da Gamaskop	404
26	Darling	153
27	De Doorns	407
28	De Rust	74
29	Delft	1 595
30	Dieprivier	489
31	Doring Bay	9
32	Durbanville	871
33	Dysselsdorp	130
34	Eendekuil	18
35	Elands Bay	24
36	Elsies River	846
37	Fish Hoek	315
38	Franschhoek	189
39	Gans Bay	130
40	Genadendal	103
41	George	1 064
42	Goodwood	807
43	Gordons Bay	236
44	Graafwater	45
45	Grabouw	414
46	Grassy Park	1 071
47	Groot Brakrivier	229
48	Groot-Drakenstein	123
49	Gugulethu	871
50	Harare	1 275
51	Heidelberg(C)	195
52	Hermanus	711
53	Hopefield	53
54	Hout Bay	442
55	Kensington	248
56	Khayelitsha	1 003
57	Kirstenhof	325
58	Klapmuts	254
59	Klawer	98
60	Kleinmond	234
61	Kleinvlei	1 045
62	Knysna	967
63	Kraaifontein	1 533
64	Kuilsrivier	954
65	Kwanokuthula	168
66	Kwanonqaba	474
67	Laaiplek	146
68	Ladismith	145
69	Laingsburg	106
70	Lambertsbaai	90
71	Langa	546
72	Langebaan	172
73	Lansdowne	462
74	Leeu Gamka	81
75	Lentegeur	913
76	Lingelethu-West	722
77	Lutzville	183
78	Lwandle	520
79	Macassar	528
80	Maitland	513
81	Malmesbury	502
82	Manenberg	757
83	Mbekweni	337
84	Mcgregor	126
85	Melkbosstrand	95
86	Mfuleni	1 775
87	Milnerton	1 293
88	Mitchells Plain	2 040
89	Montagu	225
90	Moorreesburg	255
91	Mossel Bay	231
92	Mowbray	190
93	Muizenberg	637
94	Murraysburg	90
95	Napier	113
96	Nuwerus	12
97	Nyanga	1 459
98	Ocean View	281
99	Oudtshoorn	846
100	Paarl	960
101	Paarl East	938
102	Pacaltsdorp	395
103	Parow	1 079
104	Philadelphia	77
105	Philippi	614
106	Philippi East	745
107	Piketberg	171
108	Pinelands	380
109	Plettenberg Bay	306
110	Porterville	111
111	Prince Albert	165
112	Prince Alfred Hamlet	174
113	Ravensmead	583
114	Rawsonville	89
115	Redelinghuys	12
116	Riebeek West	233
117	Riversdale	133
118	Riviersonderend	98
119	Robertson	559
120	Rondebosch	315
121	Saldanha	380
122	Samora Machel	419
123	Saron	91
124	Sea Point	746
125	Simon's Town	118
126	Somerset West	872
127	St Helena Bay	157
128	Stanford	45
129	Steenberg	429
130	Stellenbosch	1 588
131	Still Bay	111
132	Strand	675
133	Strandfontein	161
134	Struisbaai	58
135	Suurbraak	48
136	Swellendam	332
137	Table Bay Harbour	150
138	Table View	1 196
139	Thembalethu	496
140	Touws River	100
141	Tulbagh	164
142	Uniondale	93
143	Vanrhynsdorp	43
144	Villiersdorp	237
145	Vredenburg	537
146	Vredendal	206
147	Wellington	775
148	Wolseley	205
149	Woodstock	802
150	Worcester	1 379
151	Wynberg	642

(1) (b) Stations showing an increase for the total 17 Community Reported crimes.

No.	Station	2022	2023	Difference
1	Athlone	852	907	55
2	Atlantis	781	802	21
3	Belhar	412	475	63
4	Bellville	1 191	1 322	131
5	Bishop Lavis	835	876	41
6	Bothasig	258	260	2
7	Calitzdorp	114	129	15
8	Citrusdal	130	171	41
9	Claremont	752	817	65
10	Cloetesville	267	305	38
11	Da Gamaskop	399	404	5
12	De Doorns	396	407	11
13	Durbanville	801	871	70
14	George	917	1 064	147
15	Goodwood	659	807	148
16	Grassy Park	1 040	1 071	31
17	Gugulethu	810	871	61
18	Harare	1 196	1 275	79
19	Heidelberg(C)	192	195	3
20	Hout Bay	346	442	96
21	Klapmuts	233	254	21
22	Kleinmond	198	234	36
23	Kraaifontein	1 338	1 533	195
24	Kuilsrivier	886	954	68
25	Langa	419	546	127
26	Lansdowne	450	462	12
27	Lentegeur	767	913	146
28	Lwandle	444	520	76
29	Macassar	444	528	84
30	Maitland	461	513	52
31	Mbekweni	304	337	33
32	Mcgregor	114	126	12
33	Melkbosstrand	63	95	32
34	Mfuleni	1 423	1 775	352
35	Milnerton	1 244	1 293	49
36	Mitchells Plain	1 923	2 040	117
37	Montagu	174	225	51
38	Moorreesburg	214	255	41
39	Murraysburg	85	90	5
40	Nyanga	1 422	1 459	37
41	Paarl East	904	938	34
42	Parow	1 055	1 079	24
43	Philadelphia	58	77	19
44	Philippi	496	614	118
45	Piketberg	161	171	10
46	Pinelands	344	380	36
47	Prince Albert	142	165	23
48	Prince Alfred Hamlet	165	174	9
49	Samora Machel	338	419	81
50	Saron	76	91	15
51	Sea Point	638	746	108
52	Simon's Town	116	118	2
53	Somerset West	803	872	69
54	St Helena Bay	152	157	5
55	Stellenbosch	1 560	1 588	28
56	Still Bay	93	111	18
57	Swellendam	312	332	20
58	Table Bay Harbour	123	150	27
59	Table View	1 050	1 196	146
60	Thembalethu	435	496	61
61	Touws River	99	100	1
62	Vanrhynsdorp	42	43	1
63	Vredenburg	529	537	8
64	Wolseley	202	205	3
65	Worcester	1 367	1 379	12

(2) (a) (i) and (ii)

		(a)(i) Murder reported per station	(a)(ii) Sexual offences reported per station
No.	Station	Total	Total
1	Albertinia	0	3
2	Ashton	1	8
3	Athlone	11	12
4	Atlantis	12	21
5	Barrydale	0	1
6	Beaufort West	6	8
7	Belhar	5	11
8	Bellville	2	7
9	Bellville South	1	11
10	Bishop Lavis	15	15
11	Bonnievale	1	4
12	Bothasig	0	3
13	Brackenfell	2	9
14	Bredasdorp	1	4
15	Caledon	0	5
16	Calitzdorp	1	5
17	Camps Bay	0	1
18	Cape Town Central	0	15
19	Ceres	4	7
20	Citrusdal	2	7
21	Clanwilliam	0	3
22	Claremont	0	2
23	Cloetesville	2	5
24	Conville	1	16
25	Da Gamaskop	3	4
26	Darling	2	3
27	De Doorns	2	6
28	De Rust	0	2
29	Delft	61	51
30	Dieprivier	0	3
31	Doring Bay	0	0
32	Durbanville	3	12
33	Dysselsdorp	0	7
34	Eendekuil	0	1
35	Elands Bay	0	0
36	Elsies River	7	15
37	Fish Hoek	1	1
38	Franschhoek	6	11
39	Gans Bay	0	5
40	Genadendal	0	1
41	George	3	14
42	Goodwood	1	7
43	Gordons Bay	1	3
44	Graafwater	0	1
45	Grabouw	12	12
46	Grassy Park	12	23
47	Groot Brakrivier	2	6
48	Groot-Drakenstein	2	2
49	Gugulethu	59	35
50	Harare	58	62
51	Heidelberg(C)	0	4
52	Hermanus	7	10
53	Hopefield	0	0
54	Hout Bay	3	8
55	Kensington	0	7
56	Khayelitsha	47	44
57	Kirstenhof	0	6
58	Klapmuts	2	6
59	Klawer	0	1
60	Kleinmond	1	3
61	Kleinvlei	16	24
62	Knysna	4	23
63	Kraaifontein	29	50
64	Kuilsrivier	5	20
65	Kwanokuthula	1	9
66	Kwanonqaba	11	6
67	Laaiplek	1	3
68	Ladismith	0	6
69	Laingsburg	0	2
70	Lambertsbaai	0	3
71	Langa	23	14
72	Langebaan	0	2
73	Lansdowne	3	3
74	Leeu Gamka	0	0
75	Lentegeur	13	14
76	Lingelethu-West	24	24
77	Lutzville	0	4
78	Lwandle	17	18
79	Macassar	6	10
80	Maitland	4	9
81	Malmesbury	3	11
82	Manenberg	30	21
83	Mbekweni	6	12
84	Mcgregor	0	3
85	Melkbosstrand	0	0
86	Mfuleni	44	56
87	Milnerton	15	29
88	Mitchells Plain	23	45
89	Montagu	0	4
90	Moorreesburg	1	1
91	Mossel Bay	0	3
92	Mowbray	1	2
93	Muizenberg	10	10
94	Murraysburg	2	3
95	Napier	0	3
96	Nuwerus	0	0
97	Nyanga	48	53
98	Ocean View	18	11
99	Oudtshoorn	4	18
100	Paarl	0	8
101	Paarl East	13	18
102	Pacaltsdorp	5	15
103	Parow	1	9
104	Philadelphia	0	0
105	Philippi	21	10
106	Philippi East	34	27
107	Piketberg	2	2
108	Pinelands	0	2
109	Plettenberg Bay	3	10
110	Porterville	0	3
111	Prince Albert	0	2
112	Prince Alfred Hamlet	4	3
113	Ravensmead	12	8
114	Rawsonville	1	1
115	Redelinghuys	0	1
116	Riebeek West	1	6
117	Riversdale	0	2
118	Riviersonderend	0	1
119	Robertson	3	13
120	Rondebosch	0	2
121	Saldanha	8	6
122	Samora Machel	15	23
123	Saron	0	2
124	Sea Point	0	8
125	Simon's Town	1	2
126	Somerset West	0	8
127	St Helena Bay	2	1
128	Stanford	1	1
129	Steenberg	8	17
130	Stellenbosch	5	27
131	Still Bay	0	7
132	Strand	3	9
133	Strandfontein	1	5
134	Struisbaai	1	1
135	Suurbraak	0	1
136	Swellendam	2	11
137	Table Bay Harbour	0	1
138	Table View	3	10
139	Thembalethu	19	35
140	Touws River	0	3
141	Tulbagh	2	3
142	Uniondale	1	2
143	Vanrhynsdorp	0	2
144	Villiersdorp	9	2
145	Vredenburg	4	3
146	Vredendal	1	4
147	Wellington	3	12
148	Wolseley	3	2
149	Woodstock	0	10
150	Worcester	16	19
151	Wynberg	7	5

(2) (b) Stations showing an increase for murder.

No.	Station	2022	2023	Difference
1	Athlone	9	11	2
2	Beaufort West	4	6	2
3	Belhar	2	5	3
4	Bellville	0	2	2
5	Bishop Lavis	12	15	3
6	Bonnievale	0	1	1
7	Cloetesville	0	2	2
8	Darling	0	2	2
9	Durbanville	2	3	1
10	Fish Hoek	0	1	1
11	Franschhoek	3	6	3
12	Gordons Bay	0	1	1
13	Gugulethu	43	59	16
14	Harare	50	58	8
15	Hermanus	5	7	2
16	Khayelitsha	42	47	5
17	Kleinmond	0	1	1
18	Kleinvlei	15	16	1
19	Knysna	3	4	1
20	Kwanonqaba	10	11	1
21	Laaiplek	0	1	1
22	Langa	16	23	7
23	Lansdowne	2	3	1
24	Lentegeur	4	13	9
25	Macassar	4	6	2
26	Maitland	1	4	3
27	Manenberg	21	30	9
28	Mfuleni	40	44	4
29	Milnerton	13	15	2
30	Mitchells Plain	20	23	3
31	Mowbray	0	1	1
32	Ocean View	13	18	5
33	Paarl East	9	13	4
34	Pacaltsdorp	0	5	5
35	Piketberg	1	2	1
36	Plettenberg Bay	0	3	3
37	Rawsonville	0	1	1
38	Riebeek West	0	1	1
39	Saldanha	6	8	2
40	Simon's Town	0	1	1
41	St Helena Bay	1	2	1
42	Stanford	0	1	1
43	Strandfontein	0	1	1
44	Struisbaai	0	1	1
45	Thembalethu	16	19	3
46	Villiersdorp	8	9	1
47	Vredenburg	3	4	1
48	Vredendal	0	1	1
49	Worcester	9	16	7
50	Wynberg	0	7	7

(2) (b) Stations showing an increase for total sexual offences.

No.	Station	2022	2023	Difference
1	Albertinia	1	3	2
2	Ashton	3	8	5
3	Beaufort West	7	8	1
4	Bellville South	5	11	6
5	Bishop Lavis	14	15	1
6	Camps Bay	0	1	1
7	Citrusdal	4	7	3
8	Cloetesville	3	5	2
9	Darling	1	3	2
10	De Rust	1	2	1
11	Dieprivier	0	3	3
12	Durbanville	9	12	3
13	Dysselsdorp	4	7	3
14	Franschhoek	5	11	6
15	Graafwater	0	1	1
16	Grassy Park	14	23	9
17	Groot Brakrivier	4	6	2
18	Harare	56	62	6
19	Heidelberg(C)	2	4	2
20	Kleinvlei	14	24	10
21	Kraaifontein	45	50	5
22	Kuilsrivier	8	20	12
23	Kwanokuthula	5	9	4
24	Laaiplek	0	3	3
25	Ladismith	4	6	2
26	Laingsburg	0	2	2
27	Maitland	7	9	2
28	Mcgregor	1	3	2
29	Mfuleni	42	56	14
30	Milnerton	27	29	2
31	Mossel Bay	1	3	2
32	Mowbray	1	2	1
33	Murraysburg	0	3	3
34	Napier	2	3	1
35	Nyanga	43	53	10
36	Paarl East	17	18	1
37	Pacaltsdorp	13	15	2
38	Piketberg	1	2	1
39	Pinelands	0	2	2
40	Plettenberg Bay	7	10	3
41	Porterville	2	3	1
42	Riebeek West	5	6	1
43	Riversdale	1	2	1
44	Robertson	9	13	4
45	Rondebosch	0	2	2
46	Saldanha	0	6	6
47	Saron	1	2	1
48	Steenberg	15	17	2
49	Stellenbosch	19	27	8
50	Still Bay	1	7	6
55	Swellendam	8	11	3
56	Thembalethu	24	35	11
57	Touws River	2	3	1
58	Uniondale	1	2	1
59	Wellington	10	12	2

(a) Top 30 stations for total sexual offences according to volume reported.

No.	Station	Total
1	Harare	62
2	Mfuleni	56
3	Nyanga	53
4	Delft	51
5	Kraaifontein	50
6	Mitchells Plain	45
7	Khayelitsha	44
8	Gugulethu	35
9	Thembalethu	35
10	Milnerton	29
11	Philippi East	27
12	Stellenbosch	27
13	Kleinvlei	24
14	Lingelethu-West	24
15	Grassy Park	23
16	Knysna	23
17	Samora Machel	23
18	Atlantis	21
19	Manenberg	21
20	Kuilsrivier	20
21	Worcester	19
22	Lwandle	18
23	Oudtshoorn	18
24	Paarl East	18
25	Steenberg	17
26	Conville	16
27	Bishop Lavis	15
28	Cape Town Central	15
29	Elsies River	15
30	Pacaltsdorp	15

(3)(b)(i) The member to refer question 3(b)(i) and 3(b)(ii) to the Department of Social Development.

Date:

Friday, September 8, 2023

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