Sebenza SAPS plans to continue working with the community in its effort to combat and prevent crime.
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Sebenza SAPS spokesperson Sergeant Sharon Tsotsotso said they have realised what can be achieved by working together with the community in the fight against crime.
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“During the festive season there were few incidents of what the police station classifies to be serious crime. Overall the period was quiet,” said Tsotsotso.
She said this year they plan to engage more with the community and has urged the community to continue working with them.
Tsotsotso said between January 2016 to January 2017, contact crimes decreased by nine per cent.
Contact crimes include murder, attempted murder, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, robbery and sexual offenses.
“Crime that we classify as heavily depended on police also decreased by 7.6 per cent. Those are offences which include drugs, unlicensed firearms and driving under the influence of alcohol.
“We are working hard on combating property-related crimes such as burglary and theft out of motor vehicles as those increased by 6.9 per cent,” said Tsotsotso.
She said they aim to work with all the stakeholders in the community, including, schools, churches and businesses.
“We have seen how things change when we work together with the community. We know that we can still do more if more people in the community work with the SAPS.
“If you live or have a business in the Sebenza community, come speak with us. Let us engage and come up with solutions to combat crime because we all want to live peacefully in our community.
“Fighting crime is everyone’s business. We managed to decrease crime in some areas last year, I believe that we can achieve even better results if everyone came on board,” she said.
She said overall, serious crime decreased by 27.2 per cent in that period.
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