The Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, released the fourth quarter of 2023/2024, and the first quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year crime statistics in Cape Town on August 30.
Sandton Police Station has ranked first, both nationally and provincially, for commercial crimes; as well as taking second and first rank – nationally and provincially – in the category of other serious crimes.
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Commercial crimes include fraud (including attempted fraud), forgery, and uttering – which is presenting fraudulent documentation to dupe. Other serious crimes are ordinary instances of theft and resultant disputes where police are called in.
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Sandton station has made 11 of the 19 top 30 crimes-reported-per-stations list, also ranking in the top 30 categories for community-reported serious crimes; common robbery; truck hijackings; kidnapping; property-related crime; theft of the motor vehicle and motorcycle; theft from out of-motor vehicles; all theft not mentioned elsewhere; shoplifting; and driving under the influence.
Read more of this story next week in the Sandton Chronicle.
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