C OMPONENT F: S ECURITY AND SAFETY
2.21 M ETRO P OLICE S ERVICES
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PROGRAMMES AND SUCCESSES
The following programmes are currently being implemented in the Tshwane Metro Police Department (the programmes are of an ongoing nature).
Road Policing
Road Policing centers on all activities which reduce, deter or prevent the occurrence of all accidents firstly by ensuring effective and efficient law enforcement, secondly on the monitoring of relevant infrastructure as well as strategic interventions where and when necessary, and thirdly by providing supportive traffic control services with the vision to secure a safe road environment where the community can confidently use all roads in Tshwane without fear for damage, injury or death, fourthly by doing the different types of escorts:
VVIP and VIP escorts - Head of State convoy escorts
Funeral escorts - High profile people
Escorts of funeral processions that involve large numbers of vehicles travelling in a relative group to the cemetery
Abnormal Load escorts - they are oversized and heavy vehicles need to be escorted through traffic as they are simply too big and slow to be able to move with regular traffic.
Special escorts - there will be times when the unit will be called upon to perform escort duties of an undisclosed nature.
Specialised Operations
Specialised Operations have the following mandate:
Processing and analysing information regarding crime prevention, road policing and by-law enforcement in order to render a professional service.
Prioritising needs in terms of crime prevention, road policing and by-law enforcement through communication to subordinates, strategic deployment and rotation of personnel, delegation, motivation, evaluation, discipline and administration, as well as determining training needs.
Networking with relevant crime prevention role players or stakeholders, road policing and by-law enforcement through communication to subordinates, other relevant role players, delegation and evaluation.
Coordination of activities and operations, as well as interventions regarding crime prevention, road policing and by-law enforcement – this entails the on-going monitoring, evaluation and application of all internal and external road safety, crime prevention and by- law issues in order to ensure that all strategies are in line with provincial and national strategies.
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To operationalize action plans regarding crime prevention, road policing and by-law enforcement – this is achieved through strategic deployment and the rotation of personnel according to action plans, as well as communication with shift supervisors, delegation, motivation, evaluation, discipline and administration in order to ensure service delivery.
Social Crime Prevention
Social Crime Prevention is mandated to do the following:
To develop, coordinate and facilitate crime prevention initiatives, projects and programmes in Tshwane in order to eliminate any opportunities for crime
To monitor and evaluate the implementation of projects and programmes in order to prevent crime or decrease the opportunities of crime and take corrective measures if necessary
To promote social cohesion through conflict resolution, reconciliation and rebuilding the social fabric of our society
To work with community groups to raise awareness about social crime prevention
To enforce adaptations in crime prevention activities through consultation with other role players and to advise top management
By-law policing
By-law policing is a catalyst for safety, security and order in the city. By-law enforcement requires a coordinated effort from a wide range of officials with varying expertise. Furthermore, strategic by- law policing is seen as contributing towards crime prevention, especially by addressing environmental factors and prioritising the following:
The integration of by-law enforcement activities include:
Standardisation of by-law enforcement processes
Implementation of the docket process
Community involvement
Contemporary policing approach Land Invasion
Land Invasion is a unit that deals with the monitoring and prevention of illegal squatters in Tshwane.
They monitor the City's land as well as national and provincial buildings. The unit is also responsible for supervising and monitoring service providers, such as security companies, to ensure compliance with regulations.
CCTV
The provisioning of a secure and integrated Metro Police Communication System/Service Uptime.
The provisioning of CCTV operations to prevent crime and crime related incidents in the CoT Uptime.
Transgression
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To enhance law enforcement through efficient processing of notices
Radio Control
To deal with customer request complaints.
To respond to customer complaints.
Property Protection
Monitoring of Internal guards and External guards
Overseeing and monitoring of security services for compliance
SERVICE
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ELIVERY SUCCESS 861 Road Policing were executed
1493 Crime Prevention
646 By-law Policing Operations and interventions
More than 700 arrests were made and in excess of 400 000 Infringement notices were issued for Road Traffic and By-law offences
With regards to Road Policing, close to 300 arrests were for drunken driving alone
2769 Metro police officers were recruited in CoT per annum
27 159 by-law infringements attended
1720 police officers in the field on an average day
2159 Number of police officers on duty on an average day
184 joint operations conducted with their counterparts in SAPS
47 096 road traffic accidents during the year
In order to improve service delivery and to address issues as they arise, the Deputy Chief Regional Policing regularly issues various directives to this end for implementation. The list below provides an indication of directives issued.
Vehicle patrols and management of accident/incidents
Attendance registers
Meetings
Regional Manual
Transfers
Daily tasking
Public documents
Asset verification
Illegal confiscation of documents
Annual vacation leave planning
Pocket books
SOP – Parades
Procedure for approval of signing on list
SOP – Regional and shift transport manager
SOP – Driver of official vehicle involved in accident/damage to vehicle
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Table 78: Metro Police service data
Metropolitan Police Service Data
Details Year 0 Year 1
Actual number
Estimated number
Actual number 1 Number of road traffic accidents during the year 42 771 49 245 47096
2 Number of by-law infringements attended to 27 159 30 000 39
3 Number of police officers in the field on an average day 505 736 1720 4 Number of police officers on duty on an average day 897 1 027 2159
HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Table 79: Learning intervention statistics 2013/14
Total 2012/13
Total 2013/14 Number of persons trained calculated per course 4528 5629
Number of courses presented 213 163
Table 80: Financial Performance Metro Police
Department Project Name WBS Level 3 Original Budget 2013/14
Adjusted Budget 2013/14
Current Budget 2013/14
Cumulative Actual
Metro Police Services
Establishment of Metro Police Offices Region 3
9.711517.1.001 - - -
Metro Police Services
Purchasing of cameras and other relevant equipment for speed law enforcement
9.711524.1.001 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000
Metro Police Services
The establishment of network infrastructure (IT and CCTV)
9.712345.1.001 36,000,000 27,000,000 36,000,000 27,000,000
Metro Police Services
The establishment of network infrastructure (IT and CCTV)
9.712345.1.015 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000
Metro Police Services
Capital Funded from Operating
9.712752.1.007 5,000,000 8,819,000 5,039,000 8,580,281
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