First quarter crime stats shows why SAPS should be devolved
22 August 2022
The 8,2% reduction in the murder rate for the 1st quarter of the 2022/23 financial year, at SAPS stations where the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers are currently deployed, is a clear demonstration why SAPS should be devolved to the Western Cape Government (WCG).
LEAP officers stems from the WCG’s Safety Plan, and they are primarily focused on reducing the murder rate by 50% by 2029. Their deployment is based on data and evidence and where the need is greatest. The areas where they currently are, consist of Atlantis, Bishop Lavis, Delft, Gugulethu, Hanover Park (Philippi), Harare (Khayelitsha), Kraaifontein, Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, Mitchells Plain and Nyanga.
Reductions in the murder rate occurred in the following LEAP stations:
Bishop Lavis (-9.1%), Atlantis (-30%), and Mitchell’s Plain (-42%), Delft (-.1.6%), Kraaifontein (- 16.4%), Harare (-13.8%%), Gugulethu (-8.5%), Khayelitsha (-14.3%), and Mfuleni (-25.9%).