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The Crime Hub is South Africa's most complete source for ready-to-use information, statistics and analysis on crime and safety.

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Treating #PoliceCorruption as an investigative problem misses the point. Corrupt cops often operate in networks that evade complaint-driven systems.

Police heads must ensure internal accountability, intelligence-led investigations and disciplinary action. ISS Today #SouthAfrica https://t.co/fw9yRnNBH8

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Webinar > Violence cannot be prevented without civil society

Join ISS, @save_children and @RV_VAC on 17 June to hear why civil society organisations are indispensable to preventing #ViolenceAgainstChildren – and how to give them a seat at the table.

https://t.co/vN8YFHHqxJ

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🏘️ My Police Station

Explore crime in your community like never before.

📊 Dive into detailed crime levels & trends
🧭 Access interactive data by precinct
📍 Get key info about any police station in South Africa

Knowledge that empowers. Insights that matter.

Tap the link to explore your area.

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#MyPoliceStation #CrimeStatsSA #KnowYourPrecinct #CommunitySafety #OpenData #SouthAfrica #EmpowerThroughData

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A new month brings new opportunities — not just for growth, but for unity, awareness, and action.

This June, let’s stand stronger together as a community. Because real change starts when we look out for one another, speak up, and take responsibility for the spaces we live and work in.

📷 Crime affects us all — but so does action.
📷 Awareness saves lives.
📷 One report can make a difference.

If you see something, say something. Don’t stay silent. Your voice could protect a family, a neighbour, a business — a future.

Let’s build a safer, more connected community where we support each other and refuse to turn a blind eye.

📷 Stand together
📷 Report crime
📷 Protect what matters

Make this month count. Make your voice heard.

#HelloMay #StandTogether #ReportCrime #CommunitySafety #StayAlert #SaferCommunities #MakeADifference

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🚨 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 🚨
Police Accountability in South Africa

The police are meant to protect communities — not abuse power.
Learn your rights when dealing with SAPS and know how to report misconduct, corruption, brutality, or unlawful arrests.

✔️ Know your rights during arrests
✔️ Understand when police may legally use force
✔️ Learn how to report illegal police activity
✔️ Protect yourself and your community

“Accountability builds trust. Rights protect people.”

📖 Read the full fact sheet here: https://t.co/7pO6Mqj3vQ

Crime Hub Police Accountability Fact Sheet

#PoliceAccountability #KnowYourRights #SouthAfrica #CrimeHub #HumanRights #SAPS #Justice #CommunitySafety #StopPoliceBrutality #AccountabilityMatters

Source: Crime Hub

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𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱, 𝗦𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿

The social development department has been treated as peripheral, yet South Africa’s stability and growth depend on it functioning effectively. Violence prevention, child protection, trauma support and family welfare are foundational to economic productivity, educational achievement and social cohesion.

Children exposed to repeated violence and neglect are more likely to struggle with employment, poor health and crime later in life. Yet the department remains weakened by poor leadership, funding failures and institutional dysfunction.

After the firing of social development minister Sisisi Tolashe on 14 May, SA needs a capable, empathetic and experienced minister. President Ramaphosa, please appoint a minister of excellence.

ISS Today by Chandré Gould and Tarisai Mchuchu-MacMillan https://t.co/FIxr1hYxo8

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Letter to @CyrilRamaphosa: SA cannot grow its economy while the social development department is failing.

Violence prevention, child protection and family support are not peripheral welfare functions — they are essential economic and social infrastructure. ISS Today #Tolashe https://t.co/FIxr1hYxo8

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Dear Mr President: to succeed, SA needs an excellent social development minister

The department can no longer be treated as peripheral – its new minister must have empathy and a deep knowledge of social welfare.

https://t.co/ZEsusEveAb

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The Crime Hub is a regularly updated, user-friendly, web-based source for credible information and analysis on crime, violence and the functioning of the criminal justice system in South Africa.

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The ISS is committed to reviewing conduct by police officers with a view to developing a more professional South African Police Service (SAPS).
You will be able to review various articles and ISS Today’s on topics including police accountability, reform of the SAPS, instances of police brutality, and other relevant topics. Our SAPS performance tool will allow you to access data on SAPS performance, and includes categories such as:

The SAPS budget and expenditure
Operations per year and arrests per crime category
Crime detection rates

Read more https://t.co/UmUjydQDnq

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In South Africa, there is almost no research evidence that policing reduces crime or improves feelings of safety. Does this mean that police have no positive impact? Not at all. Instead, the link between police activities and goals has yet to be competently shown. Working together, South Africa’s police and research community can change this.

An evidence-based approach to policing sees police and researchers generate, review and apply the best available research evidence to challenge and inform police policies, practices and decisions. It enables police to do more of what matters most and less of what doesn’t work.

This page highlights the work of the evidence-based team at the Institute for Security Studies. The work undertaken shows how meaningful partnerships between police and competent academic and civil society researchers can help transform the SAPS into the professional agency it strives to be.

Click here https://t.co/n9iq43NvKT

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🚨 Understanding the National Prosecuting Authority 🚨

Our latest document dives deep into the role of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and outlines the essential steps required by law to bring prosecutions and secure convictions. It's crucial to understand how the NPA operates in the pursuit of justice in our communities.

Check it out now!

https://t.co/ZfmQ7fvFx2

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The Crime Hub

Your trusted source for credible, up-to-date information on crime, violence, and justice in South Africa. 🇿🇦

🗺️ Detailed maps
📊 Interactive tools
📄 Fact sheets
🔍 Expert analysis

Empowering you with the insights needed to understand and respond to crime.

🔗 Tap here to read more. https://t.co/wcKv4nEygz

#CrimeHub #CrimeStatsSA #JusticeInSA #ISSafrica #DataForChange #PublicSafety #SouthAfrica

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🧠 The Crime Hub

Your trusted source for credible, up-to-date information on crime, violence, and justice in South Africa. 🇿🇦

Launched in 2010 by the Institute for Security Studies (@issafrica) with support from the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Crime Hub transforms public data into:

🗺️ Detailed maps
📊 Interactive tools
📄 Fact sheets
🔍 Expert analysis

Empowering you with the insights needed to understand and respond to crime.

🔗 Tap here to read more. https://t.co/wcKv4nEygz

#CrimeHub #CrimeStatsSA #JusticeInSA #ISSafrica #DataForChange #PublicSafety #SouthAfrica

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𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀

The fatal shooting of Faisal Ul Rehman in Johannesburg is not an isolated incident. Road rage is a form of interpersonal violence driven by threat misperception, emotional flooding and anonymity behind the wheel – all amplified by South Africa’s chronic exposure to violence.

Where firearms are present, the gap between perceived threat and actual danger can be fatal. Over 51% of murders in South Africa arise from arguments – road rage sits squarely within that pattern. Addressing it demands the same systemic approach as gender-based violence or community aggression: stronger firearm controls, emotional regulation in driver education, and a broader shift in social norms around conflict.

ISS Today by Thandi van Heyningen https://t.co/Alw1uEF3GO

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Road Rage in #SouthAfrica cannot be reduced to bad drivers. Declining trust in police, normalised aggression and widespread firearm access combine to turn traffic disputes into fatal confrontations.

Addressing it demands the same systemic response as gender-based violence or community aggression. ISS Today by Thandi van Heyningen #RoadRage https://t.co/Alw1uEF3GO

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South Africa’s road rage deaths are not random acts of anger. Over 51% of murders in the country stem from arguments and misunderstandings – and chronic exposure to violence means drivers are already primed to misread a lane change as a threat.

ISS Today by Thandi van Heyningen #SouthAfrica #RoadRage https://t.co/Alw1uEF3GO

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A new month brings new opportunities — not just for growth, but for unity, awareness, and action.

This May, let’s stand stronger together as a community. Because real change starts when we look out for one another, speak up, and take responsibility for the spaces we live and work in.

🚨 Crime affects us all — but so does action.
🚨 Awareness saves lives.
🚨 One report can make a difference.
If you see something, say something. Don’t stay silent. Your voice could protect a family, a neighbour, a business — a future.
Let’s build a safer, more connected community where we support each other and refuse to turn a blind eye.

💛 Stand together
📢 Report crime
🛡️ Protect what matters

Make this month count. Make your voice heard.

#HelloMay #StandTogether #ReportCrime #CommunitySafety #StayAlert #SaferCommunities #MakeADifference

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South Africa's road rage problem goes deeper than bad drivers

Accumulated stress, inequality and normalised violence find expression on the road – and a firearm can turn misperception fatal.

https://t.co/SehMTD1Cfz

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Happy Workers’ Day from Crime Hub

Today we pause to recognise the real backbone of every community — the hardworking men and women who show up, stand strong, and keep things moving no matter the challenges.

From early mornings to late nights, your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed.

At Crime Hub, we salute every worker out there — your effort builds safer, stronger spaces for all of us.

Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay proud.

Happy Workers’ Day!