Firearm recovery rate raises red flags

17 November 2025

Two City agencies recovered six firearms in just 36 hours over the weekend.

ShotSpotter areas drive firearm confiscations

16 November 2025

MEDIA STATEMENT BY MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, ALDERMAN JP SMITH

Weekly Law Enforcement summary

05 September 2025

The City’s Law Enforcement Department had several success this past week.

Blue Monday for yellow Porsche driver

26 May 2025

Our enforcement agencies will not tolerate lawlessness and will continue to arrest suspects who break the law.

ShotSpotter assisted with confiscation of illegal firearm

07 April 2025

On Saturday, 5 April 2025, Metro Police officers were on patrol in Manenberg when they received information via ShotSpotter of gun fire near Hilda Court in Manenberg.

Fake officials arrested

24 February 2025

The swift reaction by Law Enforcement officers on Saturday, 22 February 2025, led to the arrest of three suspects pretending to be City officials in Walmer Estate, Woodstock after officers followed up on information.

City tech helps close the net on murder suspects

23 December 2024

The arrests came about due to good collaboration between agencies, but also drawing on the technology available to us

Mayoral Minute 2024: Momentum towards building a City of Hope

17 December 2024

MEDIA STATEMENT BY MAYOR GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS

Council speech – 5 December 2024

05 December 2024

Council speech – 5 December 2024

Advanced Eye in the Sky set to take off

01 March 2024

​The City’s Safety and Security Directorate is enhancing its crime prevention capabilities with advanced aerial surveillance technology, further strengthening its already impressive technological arsenal.

City cooperating with SAPS following Manenberg shooting incident

18 October 2023

​Statement by the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith

Near 30% increase in arrests week on week

22 May 2023

Our arrest rate has increased significantly in recent years, as the number of resources within Safety and Security has grown.

Cape Town using gunshot detection, drones to pinpoint gang violence

04 May 2023

​The City of Cape Town is combining gunshot detection technology and drones to pinpoint gun violence flare-ups and rapidly deploy policing resources

City boosts its tech investment for safety

23 April 2023

With the 2023/24 budget allocation, the Directorate plans to procure more advanced dashboard cameras, and introduce body cameras.

City’s enforcement officers arrested close to 300 suspects and issued more than 80 000 fines

20 February 2023

City’s enforcement officers arrested close to 300 suspects and issued more than 80 000 fines

20 February 2023

City's Safety and Security weekly arrests and fines issued

Metro Police arrests and confiscations on the up

29 January 2023

The statistics compare July to December 2022 and the corresponding period the previous year.