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Sodra misdaad in sekere gebiede bekamp word, trek die misdadigers net na landelike gebiede, s\u00ea die Wes-Kaapse regering.<\/p>\n<p>Die jongste kwartaallikse misdaadsyfers, di\u00e9 vir die eerste drie maande van die jaar, plaas verskeie polisiekantore buite Kaapstad onder die top-30 landwyd vir sommige misdaadkategorie\u00eb.<\/p>\n<p>Worcester is onder die top-30 vir kontakmisdade (622) en in die 10 de plek in die kategorie vir 17 ernstige misdade wat deur die gemeenskap aangemeld word (1 574). Di\u00e9 kategorie sluit in misdade soos moord, brandstigting, seksuele aanranding en sekere kategorie\u00eb inbrake.<\/p>\n<p>Stellenbosch se polisiekantoor is 26ste in die kategorie vir 17 ernstige misdade landwyd met 1 428 klagte.<\/p>\n<p>Paarl-Oos se kantoor is negende met die getal klagte van seksuele aanranding (12), terwyl Thembalethu, Beaufort-Wes en Oudtshoorn ook onder die top-30 is.<\/p>\n<p>Knysna en Worcester het die derde meeste klagte van kontak-seksuele misdade ontvang (drie elk).<\/p>\n<p>Ceres het die vierde meeste klagte van wegvoering (waar iemand op bedrieglike wyse oortuig word om \u00earens heen te gaan) gehad en Worcester is sewende.<\/p>\n<p>Allen het verlede maand in \u2019n repliek ges\u00ea 195 klagte van seksuele oortredings is van Januarie verlede jaar tot Maart vanjaar in Knysna aangemeld, met 163 in Thembalethu.<\/p>\n<p>Altesaam 47% van die dwelmhuise wat aan die polisie bekend is, is tans buite die Kaapstad-metro.<\/p>\n<p>Reagen Allen, LUR vir polisietoesig en gemeenskapsveiligheid, het verlede week ges\u00ea sy departement het inligting gekry dat dwelmsmouse \u201cwat dalk in die soeklig is\u201d van die plattelandse gemeenskappe hul nuwe tuiste maak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlle misdadigers oor die provinsie heen behoort ongemaklik te voel. 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