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This is when your home is most likely to be broken into in South Africa

Home robbery and housebreaking are among the most frightening and dangerous crimes to experience. It is frightening because it violates our private space and the one place that we think of as our sanctuary. According to the latest report released by Statistics South Africa, Exploring the extent of and circumstances surrounding housebreaking/burglary and home robbery, the general crime rate in terms of the proportion of households that experience crime has been declining during the last five years. This reality, however, has not quelled the growing perception that crime is on the increase in South Africa, the stats body said. Over 50% of all crimes experienced by households in South Africa in 2015/16 were housebreaking. Home robbery (11.9%) was the second most common type of crime experienced by South African households. Whites had the highest rates of victimisation compared to other groups both in 2011 and 2015/16. However, whites experienced the sharpest decline of househ…

WEES WAKKER, WEES PARAAT, WEES REG: DIE KORT EN DIE LANK VAN PLAASVEILIGHEID

Plaasveiligheid is jou eie verantwoordelikheid en geen beskermingsmaatreëls is ‘n waarborg dat jy nie ‘n slagoffer van ‘n ernstige geweldsmisdaad sal word nie. Maak seker dat jy ‘n plan het van wat om te doen as daar ‘n insident op jou plaas sou wees, ‘n onwettige grondbesetting of betreding sou plaasvind of as daar dalk enige ander wetsoortreding op jou plaas sou wees – soos byvoorbeeld die jag van wild met honde. Beskermingsmaatreëls gaan jou nie vrywaar van ‘n insident nie, maar gaan die booswigte vertraag en jou waarsku om jouself voor te berei op dit wat kan volg. Wees ten alle tye waaksaam en paraat. As daar iets is wat nie reg lyk nie of uit plek is, dan is daar gewoonlik fout. Wees op die uitkyk. Besin oor hoe jy gaan optree indien jy ‘n slagoffer van ‘n ernstige geweldsmisdaad sou word. Gaan jy vries, weghardloop of terugslaan? Oefen om kalm te bly, die situasie reg te lees en die regte optrede dienooreenkomstig te neem. Wees kreatief om die booswigte uit te oorlê…

Emergency Abbreviations: A = Alpha. B = Bravo, C= Charlie, etc.

PRINT OUT AND KEEP HANDY: "When anyone calls 10111 – or any other emergency service we often find that the operator gets the street name and address incorrect: 1. Learn to spell your street name using the following – this way SAP vans/vehicles as well as ambulances and fire trucks will be given a proper spelling of the street. 2. Make very sure that your home is CLEARLY MARKED - the numbers are all to often VERY difficult to see – also making response time longer. A = ALPHA. B = BRAVO. C = CHARLIE. D = DELTA. E = ECHO. F = FOXTROT. G = GOLF. H = HOTEL. I = INDIA. J = JULIET. K = KILO. L = LIMA. M = MIKE. N = NOVEMBER. O = OSCAR. P = PAPPA. Q = QUEBEC. R = ROMEO. S = SIERRA. T = TANGO. U = UNIFORM. V = VICTOR. W = WHISKEY. X = XRAY. Y = YANKEE Z = ZULU. ------------------------------ • ABBREVIATION TABLE • BOLO – Be On Look Out MVA – Motor Vehicle Accident MBA – Motorbike Accident PVA – Pedestrian Vehicle Accident LMV – Light Motor Vehicle (car/taxi) HMV – Heavy Motor Vehicle (…