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There is an outcry among the community of Kraaifontein over the alleged withdrawal and redeployment of all Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (Leap) officers from Kraaifontein to Philippi by the City of Cape Town; this despite the gang-ridden suburb being the seventh most violent suburb in the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specially trained Leap officers were introduced in 2020 as part of the Western Cape Safety plan, a joint initiative between the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Government \u2013 its aim to stabilise crime in hotspot areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The primary focus of Leap, as stated by the Western Cape Government in 2020, was the deployment of more law enforcement officers within the top 10 crime areas that included Kraaifontein to make communities feel safer. These officers were dedicated to these areas based on data and crime trends, and did indeed in the years that followed make a dent in the high crime stats in Kraaifontein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
READ | <\/strong>The latest print edition of <\/strong><\/a>TygerBurger<\/strong><\/a><\/em> here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kraaifontein CPF chair Rob Bisset told TygerBurger<\/em> he was deeply perturbed by this decision. \u201cThey are making a big mistake by taking away something that is very critical in an area where there is already a big shortage of policemen. Leap officers have played a big part in the combat against crime in Kraaifontein,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The community Facebook page Kraailove last Friday posted about the issue saying the redeployment was brought under their attention, a fact that was later corroborated by a reliable TygerBurger<\/em><\/span> source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n