# The Gauteng Legislature’s Community Safety Committee has praised provincial law enforcement for a 7.9-percent drop in serious crimes from January to March 2025. According to the statistics, murder declined by 10.8-percent, with police actions like Operation Shanela yielding over 28-thousand arrests. However, the committee has expressed deep concern over two mass killings, the deaths of eleven police officers and one farm murder. It also highlighted an increase of 15.8-percent in kidnappings, prompting calls for urgent action.
Gauteng Community Safety welcome crime drops, kidnappings remain deep concern