BACSA thanks all the contributors and role players in the fight against crime and making South Africa safer for all those who live in it.
The organisation thanks the SAPS and all law enforcement officals including, BAC Western Cape, Dr Jane Buys from the Free State Agriculture (FSA) in Centurion JOC, Wierdabrug SAPS, CPF, Tracker, Safe City Projects, MI 7 Security, SAPS, SAPIS/Oryx, Centurion JOC, Lyttleton SAPS, Safeguard APS, Monitor Net, Seek Security, Proshield Security, Axon Security, AET Security, Mr Jurg Kruger at SAPIS/Syntell, Ernst Conradie, Adjutant Van Eeden, SAPS Crime Intelligence, EMPD, CPS tactical units.
E2 Safer Festive Season – Kidnapping
Over the past few years, there has been a spike in the number of kidnappings in South Africa. With the festive season in full swing, community members need to be on high alert. It is not only the rich and famous who get kidnapped but also ordinary South Africans from disadvantaged communities.
The recent 2024/2025 Q2 SAPS Crime Statistics indicate that there has been a 7.6% decrease in kidnappings. Between July and September, a total of 3995 people were kidnapped in South Africa. Most kidnappings involved a ransom demand, while extortion and human trafficking also contributed to the high numbers.
In 2024, the top six police stations that had kidnapping cases in South Africa were:
Orange Farm in Gauteng
Vosloorus in Gauteng
Kempton Park in Gauteng
Umlazi in KZN
Tembisa in Gauteng
Evaton in Gauteng
Here are some tips to follow should a loved one be kidnapped or go missing:
• Report the matter to your nearest police station or contact the Bureau for Missing Persons as soon as possible; you do not need to wait 24 hours.
• Take a recent photograph of the missing person with you to the police station so that it can be scanned into the National Bureau for Missing Persons database. This database is a Crime Stop project and police all over the country use it.
• Give any information that might help to identify the person, such as their age, height, hair colour, eye colour, and any identifying marks such as scars or tattoos. You may be asked to fill in forms giving all this information.
• A detective will be assigned to the case. You should make sure that you have the name and contact details of the detective and keep in contact with them.
• You should give that detective any new information about the missing person that you get after you have reported the case.
• Remember to inform the police should the missing person be found.