Dear ONW Googlers Concerning the SAPS crime stats which were forwarded you earlier. kindly peruse our CPF Chairman's communications for your further info. Kind regards James
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Teun Baartman <[email protected]> Date: 12 September 2011 16:25 Subject: Re: Crime stats To: Mika Williams <[email protected]> Cc: James Cowley <[email protected]>, Hilton Malila < [email protected]> Dear Mika Thanks for your enquiries and sorry for the late reply. Woodstock CPF is pleased with the crime figures of the Woodstock precinct, which generally look positive. We attribute the decrease of the crime statistics in general to good policing by Woodstock SAPS: they are more visible in the area, they are responding well to crime trends by allocating resources to areas where crimes occur and at the times when they occur. We also notice a marked increase in co-operation and involvement by the residents and community. Community members are more easily coming forward with information and are more willing to assist the police. Here the CPF and the various sub-structures and member organisations are playing a vital role in getting the residents more involved. There is obviously still a lot of room for improvement. The property related crimes (theft out of motor vehicles, burglaries) remain a concern. Also we think that the community can do much more in contributing towards a downward trend in drug-related crimes. The CPF continues to monitor the performance of the police and continues to call on the community to work together with the police. Kind regards Teun Baartman On 9 September 2011 14:22, Mika Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > ** ** > > Hi Mr Baartman**** > > ** ** > > I noticed while reading through the stats that murder has decreased from 12 > in the period last year to 8 from April to March 2011. What do you attribute > this to? **** > > ** ** > > What strategies have you implemented by the CPF to ensure a decrease.**** > > ** ** > > I noticed also that the number of sexual crimes have decreased by 11 cases. > What do you attribute this too?**** > > ** ** > > Common assault and robbery with aggravating circumstances all decreased > during the April 2010 to March 2011 time period. What do attribute this too? > **** > > ** ** > > Common robbery however increased from 170 last year to 215 cases reported > up until March 2011? What message do you want to send out to residents to > ensure that this sort of crime decreases?**** > > ** ** > > What strategies is the CPF implementing to decrease crime in ****Woodstock > ****?**** > > ** ** > > Also are there any new crime trends in the area?**** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Mika Williams**** > > Reporter/ sub-editor**** > > Southern Suburbs Tatler**** > > 021 488 4602**** > > ** ** > > NOTICES: > 1. This message and any attachments are confidential and intended solely > for the addressee. If you have received this message in error, please notify > the sender at the specific Independent Newspapers division, from which this > message emanates, immediately. Any unauthorized use, alteration or > dissemination is prohibited. > 2. Independent Newspapers (Pty) Limited (Registration Number > 1989/004672/07), including any one of its subsidiaries from which this > message emanates, accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss whether it be > direct, indirect or consequential, arising from information made available > and actions resulting there from. > 3. Please note that Independent Newspapers (Pty) Limited and all its > subsidiaries only bind themselves by way of signed agreements. 'Signed' > refers to a hand-written signature, excluding any signature appended by > 'electronic communication' as defined in the Electronic Communications and > Transactions Act, no. 25 of 2002.**** > ******** > > > -- Teun Baartman 083 298 1009 021 448 3584 Please consider the environment before you print this e-mail!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
