Gauteng police commissioner Lt-Gen Elias Mawela recently released the crime stats for the first three months of the year.
The stats revealed that crime in Springs is rampant and residents would be well advised to exercise caution at all times.
In the list of top 40 stations in the province with the highest number of cases, Springs was featured at position 23 and 51 nationally.
There is at least a decrease of 143 cases compared to the same period last year.
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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The large majority of the crime committed in Springs are contact crimes, with Springs occupying position 31 in the province and 69 nationally.
This is a decrease of 57 cases when compared to the same period last year.
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.
There was a slight increase in murders that took place this year when compared to the previous year, with the town in position 36 in the province and 135 nationally.
This is an increase of three cases when compared to the same period last year.
Springs occupied position 26 in Gauteng for attempted murder and 88 nationally, which is an increase of four cases compared to the same period last year.
Trio crimes decreased by 16 cases when compared to the same period last year, with Springs in position 33 in the province and 56 nationally.
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Homeowners should be concerned as robbery at residential premises remains prevalent.
Springs occupied position 36 in Gauteng and 79 nationally, which is an increase of five cases when compared to the same period last year.
For robbery at non-residential premises, Springs was listed at 22 in Gauteng and 39 nationally, which is a decrease of nine cases when compared to the same period last year.
Robbery of cash-in-transit vehicles saw an increase by a single case when compared to the same period last year. Springs occupied position eight in the province and 19 nationally.
The high number of sexual offences in the town should concern its residents, with Springs occupying position 37 in Gauteng and 122 nationally.
Springs was listed at 26 for sexual assault in Gauteng and 88 nationally, which is an increase of two cases when compared to the same period last year.
There was a surprising number of kidnappings that landed Springs in position 15 in the province and 32 nationally, which is a decrease of four cases when compared to the same period last year.
For contact-related crimes, Springs occupied position 21 in Gauteng and 67 in the country- a decrease of 10 cases compared to the same period last year.
Arson remains prevalent in Springs, with the town coming in at position three in the province and 22 in the country. This is an increase of three cases compared to the same period last year.
There was a slight improvement in the number of malicious damage to property cases in Springs, with the town coming occupying position 21 in the province and 71 nationally. This was a decrease of 13 cases when compared to the same period last year.
In property-related crimes, Springs occupied position 20 in the list of top 40 stations in the province, and 51 nationally.
It would be wise for Springsites to increase security at their homes as Springs occupied position 15 in the province for burglary at residential premises and 55 nationally.
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This was a decrease of 57 cases compared to the same period last year.
For theft at non-residential premises, Springs was listed as fourth in the top 40 stations in the province and 22nd in the country. This was an increase of three cases when compared to the same period last year.
Car owners should be concerned as Springs occupied position 26 for theft of motor vehicles and 36 nationally. This is a decrease of 10 cases when compared to the same period last year.
Theft out of motor vehicles remains a problem in Springs, with the town occupying position 38 in Gauteng and 123 nationally. This is a decrease of 38 cases when compared to the same period last year.
Springs occupied position 28 for stock theft in the province and 590 in the country. This is a decrease of four cases compared to the same period last year.
For other serious crimes, Springs occupied position 22 in the province and 52 nationally. This is an increase of 30 cases compared to the same period last year.
For all other kinds of theft not mentioned elsewhere, Springs occupied position 21 in Gauteng and 48th in the country. This is an increase of nine cases.
Commercial crimes are prevalent in Springs, with the town occupying position 17 in the province and 36th in the country. This is an increase of 20 cases compared to the same period last year.
Springs occupied position 20 in Gauteng for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, and 57th in the country. This is a decrease of 16 cases when compared to the same period last year.
Drug-related crimes show no sign of abating in Springs, with the town occupying position 22 in the province and 57th nationally.
This is an increase of 48 cases compared to the same period last year.
Additionally, Springsites seem to be fond of drinking and driving as the precinct occupied position six for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, out of 40 stations in the province and country. This is a decrease of four cases when compared to the same period last year.
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