Question NW2192 to the Minister of Police
11 September 2017 - NW2192
Grootboom, Mr GA to ask the Minister of Police
(a) What number of vehicles do the SA Police Services currently have in each province, (b) what number of the specified vehicles are (i) currently operational, (ii) currently non-operational and (iii) about to be boarded and (c) what is the (i) ideal ratio of police members to vehicles and (ii) current ratio of police members to vehicles?
Reply:
(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(c)(i)(ii) On 5 August 2017, the information was as follows:
|
(a) |
(b)(i) |
(b)(ii) |
(b)(iii) |
(c)(i) |
(c)(ii) |
|
|
Province |
Number of vehicles |
Operational |
Non-operational |
About to be boarded |
Ideal ratio |
Current ratio |
|
EASTERN CAPE |
5 533 |
4 288 |
918 |
327 |
4.51:1 |
3,87 |
|
FREE STATE |
3 381 |
2 579 |
462 |
340 |
4.51:1 |
3,85 |
|
GAUTENG |
9 216 |
7 185 |
1 377 |
654 |
4.51:1 |
3,92 |
|
HEAD OFFICE |
5 751 |
4 744 |
778 |
229 |
4.51:1 |
4,84 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL |
7 164 |
5 564 |
1 174 |
426 |
4.51:1 |
3,81 |
|
LIMPOPO |
3 074 |
2 540 |
466 |
68 |
4.51:1 |
4,34 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
2 554 |
2 110 |
243 |
201 |
4.51:1 |
4,61 |
|
NORTH WEST |
2 947 |
2 419 |
338 |
190 |
4.51:1 |
3,63 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
2 227 |
1 762 |
337 |
128 |
4.51:1 |
3,8 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
6 100 |
5 234 |
701 |
165 |
4.51:1 |
3,81 |
|
Grand Total |
47 947 |
38 425 |
6 794 |
2 728 |
4.51:1 |
4.03 |
The above excludes the bulk of vehicles still to be delivered during 2017/2018.