Areas covered by the Northcliff Times have fared well when analysing the latest crime statistics released by the police for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2021/22, which ended in March 2022.
The only station to feature in any top 30 lists was Linden who ranked 14th for robbery at a residential premises and 27th for theft of motor vehicles.
Annelize Tichauer, chair of the Linden CPF said, “Linden has managed to keep crime levels below the comparative period of the previous year. Vehicle crime always remains a concern and the CPF would like to urge the community to ensure that no valuables are left in vehicles.
“Like other stations near us, fraud and scams are on the rise. If a deal or discount sounds too good to be true, it is almost always a scam.
“Load-shedding has had a very real impact on our security and residents are encouraged to manually lock gates and other physical security barriers during load-shedding when electric fences and beams may not be working.”
Spokesperson for Brixton Police Station Jeanette Backhoff commented, “Common robberies continue to be an issue with students being targeted for their phones, laptops, and headphones. Theft of motor vehicles, especially in Melville, is a problem with most crimes being opportunistic crimes. We urge our community to be vigilant and aware of your surroundings, including what criminals can see in your car or in your handbag.”
Chairman of the Sophiatown CPF Gus Malgas added, “Drugs are the biggest issue we have at our station. Because of drugs and drug-related crimes we have had deaths, shootings, house robberies and theft.”
He urges the community to come forward to work with the Sophiatown CPF to help combat crime in the area.
Mike Styer, public relations officer for the Fairland CPF said, “Fairland has a very low crime level with serious violent crime being extremely rare. There are, however, non-violent crimes that are seeing an upward trend. Motor vehicle theft and theft out of cars is on the rise and is being actively addressed. Economic factors are driving up fraud-related crime and homelessness and unemployment are having an impact on petty crimes.”
Gauteng Department of Community Safety, community police relations Thabo Thipe concluded, “We encourage people to open cases at the police even if they feel there will be a lack of police action. It helps with informing the police about crime trends, assists with track and tracing, and could be used to link suspects to other cases.”
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