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
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