Don’t make yourself a target

Captain Pinky Tsinyane explained, “Gauteng 10111 receives roughly 10 301 calls in 24 hours, and at the end of the month, the numbers do increase a lot. While 10111 does all it can to ensure complaints are attended to by police, community members are urged to take note that policing is everyone’s responsibility – be vigilant at all times.”

Residents can make communities safer by practicing the following:

•  Never walk around alone and do not talk to strangers
•  Be on the lookout for strange cars or people and avoid getting into vehicles of people you do not know
• Walk in well-lit streets with other people around and in a group, if possible
•  Make sure your home is secure and become a member of an armed response service. Be sure that you know all the emergency numbers or have them displayed in an accessible area
•  Always let someone know where you are going and how long you will be gone. But think twice before advertising your impending absence on social media, criminals also have access to Facebook and Twitter
•  Avoid using congested streets where you cannot even walk properly, that is where you will find criminals pickpocketing
•  Avoid displaying valuables where criminals can see them.

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