Etwatwa SAPS spokesperson Capt Ramothakhi Maqabe shared crime trends in the various policing sectors.
In Sector one, which covers Winnie Mandela section (Barcelona), assault with the intention to cause grievous bodily harm is the main contributor to the crime statistics in the sector.
Maqabe said most of their incidents occur on Fridays to Sundays from noon to 3am when residents are coming back from taverns or when they are at the taverns and they get involved in fights.
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In Sector two, the Railway area (Thulani section), the main crimes committed included assault GBH, common assault and malicious damage to property.
The spokesperson said most of these cases are from domestic violence incidents.
“We urge women to report incidents of domestic violence or apply for a protection order as the abuse doesn’t only affect them, but the children as well,” said Maqabe.
Sector three: in the Old Etwatwa East and Mandela section, assault, theft and armed robberies were the primary crimes committed.
The majority of these crimes took place mostly on weekends between midnight to 3am.
In Sector Four, Emaphupheni (Ebumnandini), common assault, malicious damage to property and residential robberies were the primary crimes committed. The robbers target houses when there is no one at home. The major of these crimes occur during the day or in the early hours of the morning.
Suspects primarily take appliances and plasma televisions.
To report crime visit the station on 65 Gideon Nkomo Avenue, Etwatwa or call Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
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