By Johnathan Paoli
The SA Police Service in Gauteng has highlighted significant progress in reducing crime while detailing preparations for the festive season.
However, despite the efforts, challenges still persisted particularly in the deeply entrenched operations of organised crime networks, said Provincial Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni.
He was presenting the province’s second-quarter crime statistics for 2024/25 to the community safety portfolio committee, stakeholders and the media.
“It gives me great pleasure to announce that this is the second quarter in a row for the current financial year, where our presentation will reflect that our efforts to prevent, investigate and combat crime have resulted in the reduction of our overall crime,” Mthombeni said.
Gauteng has reduced 15 of 17 community-reported serious crimes for the second consecutive quarter.
Overall crime has decreased by 6%, with 6,525 fewer incidents compared to the previous quarter.
Contact crimes including murder, attempted murder and assault declined by
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