On 26 September, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) released its performance statistics for August.
Across Johannesburg, the number of arrests for drunken driving increased by more than 300 in one month.
Nevertheless, the stats throughout the City showed the continued effort of the JMPD and the City to curb the growing crime trends affecting residents and businesses.
According to Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba, the monthly release of the performance statistics is a way for the JMPD to keep itself accountable.
The statistics were released as an overall result and then broken down into regions.
Roodepoort makes up part of Region C, along with Cosmo City and Clearwater and the performance statistics are as follows:
• With six operations for drunken driving, 92 DUI arrests were made.
• With 42 crime prevention operations, the following arrests were made:
Reckless and negligent driving – 4, drugs – 1, unlicensed firearms – 1, no driver’s licence – 1, and assault – 1.
• Operation Night Life was not conducted during the month of August.
• Four trucks were impounded for illegal mining, and three other vehicles were impounded for unspecified crimes.
• 3 081 citations were issued, along with 17 discontinue notices.
• There were eight service delivery protests and eight land invasions.
A more detailed list of the Roodepoort crime statistics will be provided as soon as it becomes available.
The Top 6 crimes across all regions were:
•Driving under the influence of alcohol, with 1 101 arrests in August (790 in July)
•Hijacked or stolen motor vehicles, with 35 arrests in August (27 in July)
•Possession of unlicensed firearms, with 34 arrests in August (14 in July)
•Common robbery, with 13 arrests in August (17 in July)
•Assault, with 12 arrests in August (7 in July)
•Stolen goods, with 11 arrests in August (13 in July)
Residents can report illegal activities to the following numbers:
•Anti-Corruption Hotline: 0800 203 712
•Traffic Management Hotline: 080 872 3342
•JMPD Emergency number: 011 375 5911/ 011 758 9620
•Illegal Dumping: 082 779 1361 (WhatsApp or SMS, along with clear photos).
