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Reflections on the SAPS Annual Report 2015/16

11 October 2016

Gareth Newham Head of the Governance Crime & Justice Division

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WHATISTHEINSTITUTEFORSECURITYSTUDIES?

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ISSORGANISATION

ISSPretoria

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OVERVIEW

•  General Comments

•  Police Performance •  Police Conduct •  Police Well-being

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GENERAL COMMENTS

•  The ISS welcomes the opportunity by the Police Portfolio Committee to make a submission on the SAPS Annual report for 2015/16

•  We are supportive of the “Back to Basics initiative” and subsequent restructuring under acting SAPS National Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and are aware that improvements emanating from the and his management team are unlikely to be adequately reflected in this report.

•  The SAPS Annual report is a very useful source of data and information. We welcome the additions in this edition such as: •  Compliance with IPID recommendations •  Number of Police Station Inspections undertaken •  Indication of areas where strategies for improving SAPS performance will be undertaken

•  Our inputs for this short presentation are aimed at promoting an engagement with the SAPS Annual report to encourage new thinking about approaches to improving policing in South Africa.

•  This presentation is not a comprehensive assessment of the SAPS Annual Report given the time limitations. Omissions in this presentation do not reflect an absence of concern or interest by the ISS.

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MURDER & ROBBERIES AS KEY PRIORITIES

Since 2011/12

Murder Rate Increased by 10%

( 3 119 more cases)

How can the police best tackle these

crimes/?

Robberies increased by 31,5% (31 758 more cases)

40,3 39,6 40,5 38,6 37,3 34,1 31,9 30,9 31,1 32,2 32,9 34

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126 038 117 760 120 920 113 200

101 039 100 769

105 488 118 963

129 045 132 527

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VOC SURVEY REPORTING TRENDS 2011 – 2014/15

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CRIME INTELLIGENCE

•  Notable improvement in Ops Analysis Reps •  Why substantial decline in network ops? •  Why decline in station & cluster CTA’s? •  How does CI prioritise the use of resources? •  Why does CI think key crimes have increased? •  What is CI doing to tackle murder & robbery?

353628 311807 309165 335314 386732

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Operational Analysis Reports

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Network Operations

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Station & Cluster CTA Reports

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DETECTIVE SERVICES – VIOLENT CRIME

•  Given the range of challenges identified in the Police Portfolio Committee Detective

Dialogue undertaken in 2012, it would be useful for the Implementation Plan for the Detective ‘turn-around strategy’ to be presented as soon as possible.

60,7 58,8 56,5

37,4 36,9 31,1 29,1 29,6 27,3 25

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DETECTION RATE % 5 YEAR TREND

Total Contact crime Murder Robbery

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DETECTIVE SERVICES – CORRUPTION & OC

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70 83

58 39

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21 9 15

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2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

Prevention & Combatting of Corruption Act - Performance

PRECCA Cases

PRECCA Arrests

PRECCA Convictions

8 5

12 10

7 1

34

13

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9 10

4 0 5

10 15 20 25 30 35 40

2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

Prevention of Organised Crime Act - Performance

POCA Cases

POCA Arrests

POCA Conviction

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VISIBLE POLICING

•  Overall reduction in roadblocks and ‘cordon and search’ operations. •  Concern that sector policing is being implemented at 53 fewer police stations than in the

previous year (2014/15). •  This is because Sector policing is the SAPS’ workhorse for operational policing and a

building block (pillar) of the Rural Safety Strategy,

54 748 46 079

39035 37209 31691

25 835 16 088

9138 9466 9197

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Roadblocks & Cordon 5 year trend

Roadblocks Cordon and searches

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PUBLIC ORDER POLICING

- “Unrest’ cases on IRIS not always violent - Number of public violence cases opened no longer available. - See www.issafrica.org/crimehub for more analysis and maps of public violence in South Africa

8981 6640 6342

7993

11680 10832 10517 11601 12451

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Peaceful Unrest

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SAPS ARRESTS & NPA CASE FINALISATIONS TRENDS

1227751 1274602 1223505 1361504

1452600

1613254 1682763

1763012 1707654 1638466

334551 296656 311825 350910 331045 316098 323390 329153 319149 310850

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POLICE CONDUCT: DISCIPLINARY SYSTEM

The SAPS disciplinary system is crucial for promoting

and maintaining professional conduct.

A review of the

system is necessary to rectify

shortcomings & improve

effectiveness

Only 97 hearings related to the SAPS

Code of Conduct

5540 5861 6053

4457 4431

2049 2148 2294 1763 2096

532 496 537 378 361 0

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2011/12 2012/13 2012/14 2014/2015 2015/2016

Disciplinary Hearings & Key Outcomes Trends

Total Hearings No sanction Dismissed

47%

33%

8% 12%

Disciplinary Hearing Outcomes

No sanction Sanction Dimissal Suspended Dismissal

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POLICE CONDUCT: PUBLIC SATISFACTION

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POLICE CONDUCT: CIVIL CLAIMS

16 In Millions

R105,960

R187,132

R251,192 R256,188

R290,979

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2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

Civil Claims Paid Out in R Millions

175 % Increase in five years

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POLICE OFFICER WELL-BEING: TERMINATIONS

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2759 2735

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5610

4588

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2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016

SAPS Officials Leaving Trend - 5 years

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POLICE OFFICER WELL-BEING: DEATHS

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81

84

77

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72

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2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

Police Officials Murdered

92 76

68 53

40

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

100

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

Police Officer Deaths on Duty

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CONTACT & SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS

www.issafrica.org/crimehub gnewham@issafrica.org