Springs remains a dangerous place in which to run a business, have a home or drive.
This was revealed in the release of the second quarter crime stats, for the period July to September 2020, released by Gauteng police last week.
Earlier this year, Minister of Police Gen Bheki Cele announced the stats would be released on a quarterly basis and said he hoped this new approach would allow for timely intervention measures aimed at crime reduction.
The stats are made up of 21 overall crime categories, 17 of which are those reported by the public and the remaining four are those as a result of police action.
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Overall, there was an increase in crime in the second quarter when compared to the first quarter from April to June 2020, which was largely due to the stricter lockdown levels during the previous quarter.
In-contact crimes are crimes in which the victims themselves are the targets of violence or property is targeted and the victims in the vicinity during the commission of the crime are subjected to threats of violence or the use of such violence.
The subcategories which fall under contact crimes such as common assault, murder, sexual offences and common robbery were all down when compared to the same period last year.
The only subcategory that saw increase was attempted murder, which grew by 85 cases.
Property-related crimes across the country deceased by an impressive 18.7 per cent when compared to the same period last year.
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The Springs precinct featured in four top 30 lists, which were robbery at non-residential premises, property-related crimes, burglary at residential premises and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The major crimes in Springs fall under the property-related crimes category, including residential burglary, business burglary, theft of motor vehicles, theft out of motor vehicles and stock theft.
In property-related crimes, Springs was number 22 out of the top 30 stations in the country.
For burglary at residential premises, Springs was number 17 and for robbery at non-residential premises, Springs came in at number six.
Additionally, Springsites seem to be fond of drinking and driving as the precinct came in at number 18 for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, out of 30 stations in the country.
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