Crime still too high - Shilowa
2007-09-10 13:05
Johannesburg - Crime levels in Gauteng were still high and "a lot more needs to be done", said Gauteng premier Mbhazima Shilowa on Monday.
He was briefing the media in Johannesburg on the recent Gauteng Extended Executive Council lekgotla.
"Even if we can show statistically that levels of crime are dropping, it's no consolation if you know someone who has been killed."
He added, however, that most violent crime was perpetrated by someone known to the victim.
"We need to see how we can work with communities," he said.
If a person thought a family member might commit a violent act, he or she should be able to inform the police.
"We should reach a situation where the police don't sneer (at this practice)," Shilowa said.
- SAPA