Springs businesses still soft target
Even though Springs Police Station featured in four of the top 30 stations in the previous quarter, it made it to six top 30s this time
Police Minister General Bheki Cele released the fourth quarter crime statistics 2021/22 in Pretoria on June 3.
The stats reveal crimes committed between January and March 2022 in 21 categories.
Even though Springs Police Station featured in four of the top 30 stations in the previous quarter, it made it to six top 30s this time.
The town’s businesses remain a soft target for criminals.
The station recorded 26 cases of robbery at non-residential premises. This is an increase from the 21 recorded between January and March 2021. This landed the station in 17th position of the top 30 stations for such crimes.
Springs also landed in position 21 in the truck hijacking category, with five cases recorded. This is an increase from one in the same quarter of 2021.
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There were 69 reported cases of burglary at non-residential premises. This is an increase compared to the 64 during the same period in 2021.
Springs also featured in the all theft not mentioned elsewhere category with 277 incidents reported.
The Springs Police Station also recorded enough cases of sexual assault to make it onto the top 30 for such crimes. There were nine cases reported.
There were 66 cases reported of theft of motor vehicles and motorcycles. This increased from 57 in the same time last year.
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