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These include 5,662 arrests in the 2022/23 financial year - an increase of 16.7%, which mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said is indicative of the good work being done on the ground from tip-offs to law enforcement officials.
Mayor of Cape Town Geordin Hill-Lewis and MMC for safety and security JP Smith unveiled dashboard and body camera technology for the city's law enforcement division on Wednesday.
One person was killed on Thursday and a 3km radius blast zone cordoned off after a head-on collision between a car and a liquid petroleum gas tanker transporting 10,000 litres of LPG north of Cape Town.
The city will equip its law enforcement officers with body-worn and vehicle surveillance cameras, as the tech-driven fight against crime gets into gear.
Drunk driving arrests almost doubled over the past week, particularly over the payday weekend, with 68 motorists arrested in Cape Town for allegedly driving under the influence.