Since 2022, close to 30 police officers have been murdered in the Western Cape, and this year alone just over four have been killed, one this week as voters were preparing to head to the polls.
SAPS, with corporate partners, has been building homes for crime victims, an initiative that has been criticised as political maneuvering by political leaders.
The latest crime statistics released on Friday contained a mixed bag of results as murder cases increased by 2.1% while sexual offences went down by 1.7%.