George and Conville police shine in proactive crime busts

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu released the fourth quarter's crime statistics for 2024/25 in Pretoria on Friday 23 May.

- Jacqueline Herbst

While national figures show an overall decline in murder, rape and attempted sexual offences, along with a notable decline in carjackings and robberies at residential and non-residential properties, Conville showed a sharp increase in house burglaries and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH). Compared with the rest of the country, the four police stations within the George Municipality (George, Thembalethu, Conville and Pacaltsdorp) show comparatively low crime rates, especially when it comes to big ticket items such as murder, attempted murder, carjacking, aggravated robbery and cash-in-transit heists. However, the picture changes when shifting the spotlight to less serious crimes. George Police Station is a top 30 national hotspot for commercial crime (such as fraud, embezzlement, uttering, forgery, money laundering and cybercrime), neglect and ill-treatment of children, shoplifting and other serious crimes