DA demands crime stats
2006-05-28 14:29
Johannesburg - South Africa's citizens have a right to know how crime is affecting them and the Safety and Security minister should make the latest statistics available to the public, DA safety and security spokesperson Roy Jankielsohn said on Sunday.
The release of crime statistics should not be viewed by Charles Nqakula as an annual media event, but as a regular duty, he said.
"Once again crime statistics for the previous financial year are long overdue. When they are released later this year they will already be months old and outdated," Jankielsohn said.
Police stations and the national offices of the SAPS should supply monthly statistics on their precincts as a matter of procedure.
"Most South Africans have been victims of some form of criminal activity. The Minister does not own statistics, they are the property of all South Africans who pay his salary and that of the police."
- SAPA