1. South African Approach
Rural Safety

2. Background Rural Safety
Rural safety refers to all safety and security issues that affects non urban communities in respect to human, property, food protection and security
The Rural Safety Strategy was developed in 2011.
Objectives of the Rural Safety Strategy:
Respond to the needs of rural communities to support food security and economical development
To strengthen relationship building within the rural community
Improve safety and security within the entire rural environment
Establish/improve systems to address crime within the rural areas
Forster and establish enhanced communication within the rural community among all role players.

3. Integrated Role Players
South African Police Service
The Government Department
SANDF, DAFF, DOE, DOH, DOA, DOL, SARS, DSD, DTA
Organised agriculture and farmers association
Farm Workers Union
Civil Rights organisations

4. South African Approach
Accessibility to policing
Proactive policing
Rapid response
Intelligence driven
Effective investigation and conviction
Multi-disciplinary approach
Involvement of all role players in an integrated and coordinated manner
Use of force multipliers
Integrated coordinating mechanisms
Joint operations and programmes
Community awareness and education
Safety Awareness and taking responsibility for safety by implementing safety measures and adopting sound safety habits
Create safety networks
Community crime prevention initiatives
Enhanced Service Delivery
Integrated Approach
Community Safety Awareness

5. Approach
Render proactive/ reactive policing and investigation of crime
Ensure an integrated approach by means of Priority Committees
Have Rural Safety Plans at all rural and rural/urban police stations
Have joint intelligence based Operations
Awareness campaigns 1
The South African Police Service is responsible to render rural safety to all rural areas in South Africa and this includes the following services: 2 3 4 5

6. Geographical Approach
Operational Approach
Multi-disciplinary approach internally
Departmental involvement at national and local level
Use of all force multipliers
CPF’s
Community Crime Prevention Initiatives
Traditional Leadership
Establishment crime prevention partnerships
Problem solving approach
Crime Intelligence
OCTA/CPA/CTA
Informers
Crime interpretation
Targeted intelligence driven operations
Sector Policing
Demarcation
Accessibility to services
Contact Points
Mobile Contact Points
Satellite Police Stations
Geographical Approach
Intelligence Driven
Integrated
Approach
Community Oriented &
Partnerships

7. Levels of Priority Committees
South African Police
All Governments Department
Organised Agricultural and farmer associations
Farm Workers Union
Civil Rights organisations
National level
All Governments Departments
Organised Agriculture and farmers associations
Provincial level
South African Police Service
All Government Departments
Civil Right organisations
Cluster level
Station Commissioner
Appointed Coordinator
Local CPF’s
Farming Community
Station level

8. Functions of Priority Committee
Create a communication mechanism between the SAPS and all role players within the rural community, including Government, Organized Agriculture, farmers associations, farm workers unions and NGO’s
Monitor all incidents in the rural community at provincial and station level to develop national strategies, including incidents on farms and smallholdings
Update and maintain a national data base for operational purposes;
Analyse, assess and determine national trends and modus operandi to communicate and share such information with all role players and stakeholders in order to implement pro active measures
Collecting empirical evidence to identify causes of crime and the development and implementation of strategies to improve levels of safety in the rural community
Develop and implement pro-active measures to address crime in the rural environment, as well as identify solutions to jointly address identified problems within the rural environment
Share good practices
Monitoring and evaluating current strategies, operations and mechanisms

9. Emphasis of Rural Safety Plan
The Rural Safety Plan ensures
Improve safety and security within the total rural environment
Improve relationships with the farming and rural community
Establish a system that would address crime within the rural areas
Improve service delivery within the rural community
Safe guard the entire rural community against crime or any disaster

10. Recommendations

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