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CRIME STATS: INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT COULD WORSEN SITUATION, FEARS CPF
Serious crimes increase RICHARD ROBERTS @richardjohn_rj
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erious crimes such as common assault especially, have increased in both the Parow and Bothasig areas. This according to the latest crime statistics realeased by national police minister Bheki Cele last week. Deon Maneveld of the Parow Community Policing Forum (CPF) told TygerBurger the CPF is meeting with the station commander and neighbourhood watch leaders this week to, among other things, discuss the crime statistics. “However, my interim review of the statistics does leave me concerned about some categories such as murder, which is
40% up,” says Maneveld. A total of 14 murders were committed over the past year, compared to 10 during the previous year. Attempted murder is up 72,7% (eight more than the previous year). This year 19 cases were reported compared to 11 cases last year. Common assault increased by 25 more cases, thus by 11,2%. This year a total of 249 cases were reported, while only 224 cases were reported the previous financial year. Robbery with aggravating circumstances also increased by 5,8%. This past year a total of 441 cases were reported, compared to the 417 reported last year. Sexual offences, however, decreased by 6,3%. A total of 45 cases were reported this
year, compared to 48 last year. “These are alarming statistics and with the increase of unemployment and people not having money, my fear is that this could increase. Whilst drug related crimes are down, we have not nearly addressed the increase drugs, and the problems that go hand in hand with it in Parow. “The task that lies ahead will be to find innovative ways for how to address these challenges with the limited resources at our disposal. This requires a collective approach which includes all role players such as the police, law enforcement, the CPF, neighbourhood watches, security companies, including the community,” says Maneveld. As the stats are analysed, further plans
will be developed to prevent this from increasing even higher, but it will require the cooperation of the police, Maneveld explains. . In Bothasig sexual offence cases went up by 125%. A total of nine cases were reported this year, compared to four last year. Other cases that increased include assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm (10%), translating into 11 reported cases this year compared to 10 last year; and common assault (20,9%) with 104 cases having been reported this year, compared to 86 cases last year. No murders have been reported in this policing precinct. Attempted murder also remains stable.
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