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September JMPD performance statistics indicate great successes

The K9 Narcotics and Tactical Unit recovered an impressive 525 units of ammunition compared to 145 in August.

SEPTEMBER crime statistics were released on November 1 by executive mayor councillor Herman Mashaba, who was joined by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department’s (JMPD) Chief of Police, David Tembe, and the MMC for Public Safety, councillor Michael Sun.

Drunk driving operations remain in full force as the number of arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol reached 1 033 across the regions compared to August’s record 1 101 arrests. Furthermore, the Accident Unit recorded 26 pedestrian and 11 driver fatalities on the roads in September.

With the release of September 2019’s statistics, the JMPD can now take a look at its performance statistics for the first quarter of the 2019/20 financial year. Considering this, the total number of arrests for drunken driving is at 2 924 for the quarter.

The JMPD has bolstered operations across the City and continue to allocate resources to areas like Lenasia, where seven land invasion operations were conducted.

The Special Patrol Unit, which recently received 40 additional high performance vehicles, was able to achieve a major increase in issued citations from 540 in August to 928 in September.

The K9 Narcotics and Tactical Unit recovered an impressive 525 units of ammunition compared to 145 in August.

The newly created Integrated Intelligence Operation Centre (IIOC) Unit, focusing on inner-city crime through CCTV monitoring, has made 145 arrests for the first quarter. This unit has now also been tasked with responding to illegal dumping and has already impounded 32 vehicles. Fines of R10 000 each have been paid for 13 vehicles so far.

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