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Communities, experts back City’s call for policing powers
Cape Argus
|December 02, 2025
RECENT crime statistics have revealed a troubling rise in violent incidents within Cape Flats communities, leading residents to urgently demand government intervention.
Local leaders have described the situation as untenable, with families living in constant fear.
An alarming jump of 9% in the murder rate in the Western Cape and a shocking 91% of gang-related crimes in South Africa during the first half of the financial year has residents living in constant fear.
Hotspots recorded spikes in murder, attempted murder and extortion-linked cases, with police stations like Nyanga, Delft, Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha appearing in the country’s top 30.
The City of Cape Town and Western Cape Government believe devolving policing powers to local authorities could help curb the crisis, national government has yet to act.
In Delft, the station recorded a 13.2% increase in crime detection as a result of police action from July 2025 to September 2025 compared to July 2024 to September 2024.
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