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Crime stats fail to reflect Cape Flats reality
Cape Argus
|December 01, 2025
DELAYED crime stats reignite debate over Western Cape’s anti-gang strategy. | LEON LESTRADE Independent Newspapers
DELAYED crime stats reignite debate over Western Cape's anti-gang strategy. | LEON LESTRADE Independent Newspapers
(LEON LESTRADE Independent Newspapers)
THE delayed release of the first and second quarter national crime statistics has reignited debate over whether the Western Cape's safety strategy is making measurable progress or failing to keep pace with the scale of violence affecting communities.
According to the figures, 63 people were murdered every day, ActionSA said, while gender-based violence increased across both quarters. Gang-related killings in the province remained high, with 282 murders recorded between April and June and 293 between July and September.
Premier Alan Winde said he was “outraged and disturbed” by the national picture but argued that the statistics also show targeted gains in areas where the province's Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) operates.
This story is from the December 01, 2025 edition of Cape Argus.
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