Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) by numbers: 2011

  • 2 396 the number of general detectives appointed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) to bring the total detective establishment to 22687 during 2010.
  • 4 993- the number of recruits who reported for training in various training colleges on 24 January 2011.
  • 41 judges appointed in 2010.
  • 107 magistrates appointed in 2010.
  • 83 -prosecutors appointed to the National Prosecuting Authotiry (NPA).
  • 10 022 cases finalised in the first two quarters of 2010.
  • 978 - the number of offender names registered in the Sexual Offences Register as at December 2010.
  • 1 385 - new vehicles procured by SAPS in the 2009/10 and 2010/11 financial year to enable the police to fight crime in rural areas.
  • 22 the number of Thuthuzela Care Centres.
  • 866 victim-friendly rooms at the police stations countrywide by the end of the second quarter of 2010.
  • 2014 by this year the JCPS cluster through its Delivery Agreement hopes to reach its target of ensuring the prosecution of at least 100 people who have accumulated assets of at least R5 million through illicit means.
  • R250 million – assets seized in the first six months in 2010 which bears evidence of government’s determination to fight the scourge of corruption.
  • 16 proclamations issued relating to corruption investigations with an estimated value of R15 billion. Out of that, R10 billion is in the form of procurement investigations undertaken.
  • 2014 the date when the Border Management Agency will be finalised.
  • 4 the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will continue to safeguard our borders, through a four-phase deployment plan. The first and second phases involving borders with Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland have been finalised. Phases 3 and 4 which involve borders with Lesotho, Namibia and Botswana will be rolled out soon.
  • 30 the Department of Home Affairs wants to ensure that parents register their babies within 30 days of birth and therefore be issued with birth certificates so they can receive social services provided by government.
  • 717 776 first-time identity documents (IDs) issued by October 2010.
  • 275 762 undocumented Zimbabweans who have applied to legalise their stay in South Africa.
  • June 2011 the date when all applications should be processed as mandated by the Minister of Home Affairs.

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