SAFETY INITIATIVE (S.S.I)

Compiled by: Portfolio Chairperson: Cllr Quintin Smit. MMC. Public Safety. Stellenbosch STELLENBOSCH PROFILE:

According to the 2016 Community Survey Stellenbosch covers a municipal area of 980 Sqkm, with a reach as far as and .

The community profile shows our population at 173 419 with a total of 52 374 households.

There are 15 Informal settlements within our Municipal area.

Excluded in the population count is a student component of approximately 30 000 .

The University of Stellenbosch is unique in the sense that it is an open campus situated within the Central Business Area which in itself creates a challenge when it comes to the movement of students and residents alike.

Stellenbosch municipal area is currently serviced by 6 police stations as follows:

Stellenbosch - Cloetesville - Franschhoek – – Klapmuts and Groot . A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE:

International standards according to the United Nations indicate that for every 100 000 people there should be 340 police officers . According to the annual report from the SAPS in March 2014, the police service had a total workforce of 194 852 officers. These figures are divided as follows: 36 304 – Administrative personnel. 103 746 – Visible policing. 39 748 – Detectives 8 723 – Crime Intelligence 6 331 – Protection services.

This puts in the lower middle end of policing when compared to countries across the world – alarming when considering that the country has one of the highest crime rates in the entire world.

Every year, more than 2 million individuals fall victim to crime. In the five years since 2007, South Africa experienced 85 018 murders, 333 374 sexual offences, 556 125 aggravated robberies and 1.23 million residential robberies. BACKROUND:

 “Personal safety is a prerequisite for creating an environment in which South Africans can thrive.”- Draft Green Paper for Safety and security, 14 August 2013

 “To prevent crime, we need a “whole of society” approach where government, communities, families and individuals understand and act upon their specific responsibilities to create a safer society for all South Africans.” - Draft Green Paper for Safety and security, 14 August 2013

 “South Africa has the largest private security industry in the world and there are currently around 400 000 private security guards who are active in the Industry. There are more than twice as many active, registered private security officers as there are members of the SAPS.”- Draft Green Paper for Safety and security, 14 August 2013 CURRENT SECTOR DIAGRAM

SAPS

Sector 1 – 245 SQKM ADT Sector 2 – 245 SQKM 1 Vehicle – SAPS 1 Vehicle – SAPS 2 Officers 2 Officers

LAW ENF WCO 24 980 SQ KM

STB WATCH Sector 3 – 245 SQKM Sector 4 – 245 1 Vehicle – SAPS SQKM 2 Officers 1 Vehicle – SAPS AIM 2 Officers STELLENBOSCH SAFETY INITIATIVE →IDP Stakeholders engagement. S.S.I →Established in 2014

→Safety plan reviewed annually SAFETY & SECURITY STAKEHOLDERS FORUM →Meets quarterly for S.S.S.F feedback from Task Team Forum give needs to Task Team

Stellenbosch Stellenbosch Neighbourhood Private Security Community SAPS Municipality University CPF’s Watches Companies

→Operational members only →Members elected by Forum TASK TEAM →Planning & execute operations Task Team give feedback to Forum →Meets weekly

Stellenbosch Stellenbosch Private Security Companies SAPS Municipality University

Southern Cross Law Enforcement Campus Control ADT Security ABC Security Security

Secma Security Traffic Service Thorburn Security Stallion Security Eikestad Mall Management & Fire & Disaster Stellenbosch USC Security Security Service SPS Security Watch ACHIEVEMENTS

Centralized radio network communication (sponsored by private security company) Additional 25 vehicles patrolling on a 24/7 basis excluding SAPS and local Law Enforcement. 18 Private security companies form part of the SSI network Approximately 80 additional personnel. 56 Active SSI radios on network. Roll out informal night parking attendant program Introduction of LPR Cameras to Stellenbosch – Phase 1 on M12 Temporary emergency number has been established for SSI

MOU’s in place Stellenbosch Municipality and on CCTV monitoring Stellenbosch Municipality, private security and University of Stellenbosch Campus Control

Stellenbosch Municipality with DOC’s by providing Chrysallis Youths and safety kiosk WAY FORWARD

2nd phase of LPR cameras (all entrances to Stellenbosch and Franschhoek). Establishment of LPR reaction units.

Purchase of mobile Joint Operational Centre (JOC)

Neighbourhood Watch accreditation and registration to add to existing radio network

Establish of new emergency number i.e. 105

Joint operational control monitoring centre

Establish safety network partnerships with neighbouring municipalities. Provincial government programme PSG3 (better spaces model, Langebaan.

Drakenstein, Overberg District Municipality, Theewaterskloof Local Municipality, Saldana Close co-operation with Department Community Safety & Provincial Departments especially Social Development. A WINNING MODEL.

The following are acknowledgements received for the SSI model:

“The Stellenbosch Safety Initiative has been uniquely successful in addressing pressing security issues in a defined municipal area. There is undoubtedly the potential to translate the learning's from this process to other municipalities, and to use them to facilitate public sector initiatives in community safety more broadly.” Economic Development Partnership (EDP) – June 2017.

“Through the many different stories, we have come to appreciate the diversity in the security sector, the complexity of security in South Africa, but also the passion of our interviewees. We intend to publish our findings in an academic article and write a bigger research project on what we call “organizing for security in South Africa” “ Prof. Math Noortmann. University of Coventry. Transnational Law and Non-State Actors. “ I was sitting in a municipal council chamber, six months ago. It was packed. With policemen and councillors, traffic and protection services, local government officials, community policing forum and neighbourhood watch “members, security companies, Ngo’s and more. Ostensibly, the conversation was all about safety issues – crime and gangs, drugs and danger. But it wasn’t really. If one looked around the cavernous room, one would see a system in motion, this town’s safety-eco-system. An immune system, just like the human body’s. The meeting was the Stellenbosch Safety Initiative (SSI)”

“but if one watched, listened carefully enough, one would realise the real focus was reassessing their collective resilience. Their health of their relationships. The strength of their connective tissue. The renewed relevance of their consensus. And ultimately, the foundation of their collaboration: trust”.

Murray Williams . Department of community safety, Western Cape. Cape Argus. 10 April 2017. THANK YOU