The fight against crime in the Western Cape received a significant boost as 500 new learner law enforcement officers took part in the official passing out parade on Sunday, signaling the start of their deployment.
The 500 officers are part of the City of Cape Town’s Law Enforcement Advancement Program (LEAP), which is jointly funded by the Western Cape Government in line with the Western Cape Safety Plan.
Premier Alan Winde attended the event.
The Western Cape Safety Plan envisages a deployment of officers to areas where crime is most prevalent, as part of its focus on increasing evidence-based policing resources on the ground.
Each of the 500 recruits will now be deployed into communities based on data&crime trends. In the WC, ten areas account for nearly 50% of all the province’s murders. The first3 areas into which they will be deployed are: Delft, Khayelitsha Site C& Phillippi, including HanoverPark pic.twitter.com/6A12t6UdR2
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) February 9, 2020
Deployment will be progressive, and as new Law Enforcement Officers are recruited, will expand into more areas. The next 500 Learner LEOs will be deployed later this year, and recruitment for these officers is already underway. #WCSafetyPlan pic.twitter.com/uaw6I6iBIC
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) February 9, 2020
We promised the people of this province that we will do everything in our power to make it a safer place to live. Today, the WCG and the CoCT will be significantly boosting the number of boots on the ground, as a deterrent to crime in communities most impacted by it. pic.twitter.com/GUsIysLiNk
— Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) February 9, 2020
