Why should you report a crime?
There are a number of reasons why you should report a crime:
Option 1: How to report a crime by phone:
There are a number of reasons why you should report a crime:
- If you don't report a crime, it won’t be investigated and there will be very little chance that the offender will be caught or brought to justice for what they have done.
- If you don't report a crime, it means that more people may suffer what you've been through;
- If you don’t report a crime, a record of the crime is not captured into the Crime Administration System (CAS), influencing the how crime is dealt with in our precinct and the manpower allocated to our station;
- If you don’t report a crime, it makes it harder for SAPS to deal with the problem;
- If you don’t report a crime, it influences how crime is dealt with in other parts of the criminal justice system.
Option 1: How to report a crime by phone:
- When you have been a victim of crime, call the Simon’s Town Police Station (24/7 telephone numbers: 021 786 8646/47/or 48) as soon as possible; preferably not 24 hrs later, but as soon as you can;
- A police official may attend the crime scene. If an official attends the scene, he/she will obtain a statement from you and any witnesses, if possible;
- You will first be interviewed by the police official before a statement is taken;
- Insist that your case be given a CAS number before the police official leaves your premises!
- The police official will then have to register the reported crime on the Crime Administration System (CAS);
- You will know if your case has been registered on CAS as you will be sent an SMS with the CAS number, which must be used for all enquiries regarding the reported criminal case;
- The completed case docket is then allocated to a police detective, who will carry out the investigation. All enquiries can then be directed to this detective;
- The detective in charge of the case will complete the investigation and present the docket to the relevant court for prosecution;
- You will be notified by the detective when he/she has to attend the court hearing;
- If you are a victim of crime, you are entitled to know who the investigating officer is in your case and to receive continuous feedback on your case, so ask for this information.
- Visit the Police Station (Queens Road, Simon’s Town);
- A police official at the Community Service Centre (CSC) will assist you;
- You will first be interviewed by the police official before a statement is taken;
- Insist that your case be given a CAS number before the police official leaves your premises!
- The police official will then have to register the reported crime on the Crime Administration System (CAS);
- You will know if your case has been registered on CAS as you will be sent an SMS with the CAS number, which must be used for all enquiries regarding the reported criminal case;
- The completed case docket is then allocated to a police detective, who will carry out the investigation. All enquiries can then be directed to this detective;
- The detective in charge of the case will complete the investigation and present the docket to the relevant court for prosecution;
- You will be notified by the detective when he/she has to attend the court hearing;
- If you are a victim of crime, you are entitled to know who the investigating officer is in your case and to receive continuous feedback on your case.
- Report criminals and their activities anonymously to Crime Stop. This is a good deal to every law-abiding citizen who fears reprisal from criminals.
- Report criminals and their activities anonymously to Crime Line by SMS 32211;
- How to send an anonymous tips by SMS:
- Please be specific! For example, if you have names, addresses, descriptions, etc. please provide them.
- SMSs are charged at R1.00 each.
- Crime Line promises not to pass on any of your details to the authorities.
- How to send an anonymous tips by SMS:
- Or log a tip-off on their website https://www.crimeline.co.za/TipOff.aspx