Cape Town arrest rate increases week by week

The City of Cape Town recorded more arrest the past week as compared to the previous week.

The Mother City’s law enforcement departments have arrested 363 suspects this past week, compared to 283 arrests the previous week.

The Law Enforcement officers issued over four-thousand notices for various offences in the past week.

Mayoral Committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says the departments resources within, has grown, resulting in arrest rate increasing significantly.

‘’Our arrest rate has increased significantly in recent years, as the number of resources within Safety and Security has grown. And, even where the weekly arrest rate fluctuates, it is seldom due to the fact that fewer people are behaving badly, but more because our staff have had to deal with other priorities, which impact on their normal operations and patrols. These include assisting with any incidents of civil unrest,  providing escort services to other City departments, being on duty at major events and also dealing with the safety-related impacts of load-shedding.’’

“The list of priorities really is something to behold, and it is my hope that our public can appreciate the weight that falls on the shoulders of our uniformed services,'’ said the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith.

    

                    

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Done by: Alungile Njemla