Roodepoort has been ranked at the top of the City of Johannesburg’s regional list of arrests in connection with reckless and negligent driving for the month of January.
This statistic, and others, were released by the MMC for Public Safety, councillor Michael Sun, who was joined by the Executive Mayor, Herman Mashaba on Tuesday, 19 February.
The statistics were compiled by the Johannesburg Metro Police Department. The law enforcement department started putting together these statistics in September last year as a tool of reflection for the officers, as well as a way of informing residents.
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According to results posted by Ask the Chief on Facebook, 44 people were arrested in Roodepoort for driving under the influence of alcohol, four for reckless and/ or negligent driving and three for stolen motor vehicles.
Other highly ranked areas were Sandton, for recording the highest figure for drinking and driving arrests, followed by the Inner City. Soweto also made the list for the highest for arrests for possession of stolen vehicles.
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