Police stations in the west of Pretoria have seen a decrease in contact crimes in the latest crime statistics.
Police minister Senzo Mchunu announced the third quarter crime statistics at the GCIS offices on February 21.
Mchunu was pleased overall by the notable national decrease in crime such as in murder (9.8%), rape (3.3%) and attempted sexual offences (3.2%).
While he acknowledged his officers for their work, the minister still insisted that plenty more crimes continue to plague South African communities, thus more work needs to be done to combat them.
“As the Ministry of Police, we remain resolute in our commitment to upholding the Constitutional promise of safety and security for all. These crime statistics reflect progress, but they also highlight areas requiring urgent intervention. We assure South Africans that we are hard at work to address these challenges, and we will not relent in our efforts to build a safer, more secure nation,” Mchunu said.
Here is a look at how police in the west of Pretoria performed between October 1 to December 31, 2024:
Atteridgeville
The Atteridgeville Police Station was the only station in the west of Pretoria that reported an increase in contact crimes this quarter.
Atteridgeville registered a 3.8% increase in contact crimes, the bulk of which came from a 26.8% increase in common assault (138 up to 175).
Assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) increased by 8.3% (133 cases reported up to 144) and the station also recorded 15 murder cases, three more than in the last quarter.
Sexual offences decreased by 11 counts (44 to 33) and common robberies by 8 counts (31 to 23).
Robberies with aggravating circumstances decreased by 10.2% (127 to 114 cases reported), while17 attempted murder cases were reported in this quarter and the previous.
Reported rape cases decreased by 7 counts (36 to 29) while sexual assault cases decreased by 4 counts (now 2).
A single attempted sexual assault was reported this quarter compared to the 2 in the previous and a single contact sexual offence was reported compared to none in the previous four quarters.
Robberies at residential premises and robbery at non-residential premises increased by 7 (now 18) and 3 (9) counts respectively and carjackings decreased by 17 counts (36 to 19).
No cash-in-transit (CIT) or bank robbery has been reported in the past five quarters and one truck hijacking was reported in this quarter.
Booysens
Booysens police station recorded a decrease of 1.5% in contact crimes though like Atteridgeville it also saw an increase in common assault: 44.2% (95 to 137).
Five more murder cases were reported this quarter compared to 13 in the previous and assault with intent to cause GBH recorded a 1.2% increase (now 87).
Sexual offences decreased to 18 and attempted murder decreased by two counts to also 18.
Common robbery decreased by 8.9% (56 to 51) and robbery with aggravating circumstances decreased by 17.8% (230 to 189).
Rape cases decreased by 10 counts (now 9) and attempted sexual offences (2) as well as contact sexual offences (0) decreased by a count each.
Sexual assault cases increased by 4 counts (7) and no CIT heists or bank robbery cases have been reported in the past two quarters.
Three truck hijackings were reported in the current and previous quarters.
Carjackings decreased by four counts (25) robbery at residential premises (34) and robbery at non-residential premises (20) decreased by 16 and 14 counts respectively.
Hercules
Hercules police station recorded a decrease of 4% in contact crimes this quarter.
Unlike the previous stations, Hercules saw a decrease in common assaults of 20.4% (137 to 109) and assault with intent to cause GBH decreased by 5.9% (68 to 64).
Attempted murder increased by 7 counts (14) and robbery with aggravating circumstances increased by 1.4% (71).
Sexual offences (17), contact sexual offences (2) and rape (13) cases increased by two counts each.
Two fewer sexual assaults were reported this quarter compared to the 4 in the previous and no attempted sexual offences have been reported in the past five quarters.
No bank robberies, truck hijackings or CIT heist were reported this quarter.
Pretoria West
Pretoria West police station recorded a 2% decrease in contact offences, however, following its predecessors, it also saw an increase of 23.8% (126 to 156) in common assault.
Assault with intent to cause GBH decreased by 28.9% (83 to 59) and robbery with aggravating circumstances decreased by 2.3% (172 to 168).
Sexual offences decreased by seven counts (20) and attempted murder decreased by three counts (8) while 7 murder cases were reported compared to 8 last quarter.
No contact sexual offences have been reported in the past five quarters while 5 sexual assault cases were reported this quarter.
No attempted sexual offences were reported this quarter after 2 were reported last quarter.
Carjacking decreased by 21 counts (49 to 28) and robbery at non-residential premises decreased by four counts (20 to 16).
Two truck hijackings were reported in this quarter and the previous and no bank robberies or CIT heists were reported in the past five quarters.
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