Crime intelligence is weak: Police Minister

By Simon Nare

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has admitted that crime intelligence is weak and needs to be strengthened to be able to trace and intercept criminal activities.

Mchunu told journalists at the announcement of crime stats on Monday that the police crime intelligence functionality as well as the quality of information that police should follow left a lot to be desired.

The minister said police needed to be part of the conversations that criminals were having in planning and executing their plans, but this was not the case.

“We have said crime intelligence is at work, but it does need to be capacitated. We should be part of the conversations that criminals are having. We should see them on their to executing their plans. That is when we will say our crime intelligence has reached levels that we would want,” he said.

Mchunu revealed that crime in Gauteng has