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Do our national, or even provincial departments really understand, appreciate and value the contributions made by ordinary residents in the fight against crime? Over 187,500 km patrolled a month, and our petroleum suppliers do not sponsor or assist with costs? Who benefits the most from the reduction in crime? Perhaps insurance companies (reduced claims equals higher profits) and real estate companies (safer areas = higher property prices), yet these 2 sectors are amongst the most difficult to get to buy into assisting with sponsorship of community safety schemes.
Thought provoking, educational and insightful words of wisdom from a resident – victim of a recent armed house robbery in our BKM area:
Thank you for the time and effort you and your team put into trying to keep our neighbourhood safe. I would be grateful if you could please post this on your website to pass my thanks on to all BKM Neighbourhood Watch personnel that were on duty that night, SAPS and ADT for their prompt response and for the very kind gesture shown to us on the following night when we were checked up on and were given some flowers by your BKM neighbourhood watch patrollers. As discussed, I would put in words just a few things I learned from our recent really horrible experience and how I and my family dealt with the incident.
Unless you’re a recluse with no internet, cellphone, bank card or car, you will have encountered a fraudster intent on scamming you. The more advanced the technology, it seems, the more imaginative the con. Like most South Africans, I receive an attempted scam via e-mail almost daily, most often purporting to come from my bank, prompting me to do something online that would result in my account being cleaned out. And recently, I had my credit card “skimmed” at a popular Joburg restaurant, and within 24 hours R4 000 was withdrawn in cash from my account.
Fear of Crime
Fear influences people‘s behaviour. If there are disorderly conditions in the neighbourhood and people feel powerless to do something about it then fear goes sky- high. Police are often unable to pay attention to ‘petty‘ or quality-of-life crimes and focus almost exclusively on serious crimes. Very often prosecutors do the same thing.
Roy Rawlins, Managing Director of ADT Johannesburg, says it is important for senior citizens to take extra precautions. Here are some valuable hints and tips to bear in mind: Senior safety begins at home:
Let’s face reality. We have a bit of a catch 22. Home invasions, house robberies and burglaries are daily occurrences in South Africa. The more illegal firearms that SAPS recover, the more firearms criminals need to replace. Many criminals need expensive items to sell to fund their drug and/or lifestyle habits. How do they go about this when many firearms and expensive jewelry items (as they should be) are in your safe? Well, they just ensure that you are at home, that your alarm is off, and that you are relaxed and busy with family time. Then they come into your property, threaten to harm you until you show them where the safe is.
YOUR RIGHTS AS A VICTIM OF CRIME 1. The right to be treated with fairness and with respect for your dignity and privacy 2. The right to offer information 3. The right to receive information 4. The right to protection 5. The right to assistance 6. The right to compensation 7. The right to restitution
ESDA is concerned about the implementation of the new Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No 56 of 2001) and its effects on the members of the security distribution industry.