Western Cape CPF Board welcomes 6.7% drop in murders
CPF says the Cape Flats, continue to face too many murders.
The Western Cape Community Policing Forum (CPF) Board has expressed cautious optimism over a 6.7% reduction in murders within the province. This decrease was revealed in the most recent national quarterly crime statistics released by acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia. The figures compare the period from April to June of this year with the same timeframe last year.
The Western Cape CPF Board Chairperson, Francina Lucas, acknowledges the decline as a positive development, but emphasizes that further actions are required to tackle the issue of killings. An expert in crime mentions that the deployment of soldiers under Operation Prosper has not been successful in reducing the violent gang activity in the Western Cape.
This comes at a time when over 170 people were reported murdered within a span of just two weeks, affecting communities such as Nyanga, Khayelitsha, and Mitchells Plain. Lucas emphasizes the ongoing problem of murders in the Western Cape, specifically on the Cape Flats, and affirms the need for more effective measures to curb these killings in these areas.
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