Question NW2541 to the Minister of Police
10 October 2017 - NW2541
Steenkamp, Ms J to ask the Minister of Police
(1) Whether the detective division at the Rabie Ridge Police Station in Gauteng received any new vehicles in the 2016-17 financial year; if so, how many did they receive; (2) (a) What total number of vehicles does the specified detective division currently have, (b) how many are in working order and (c) on what date were the vehicles that have broken down sent to the mechanical workshop; (3) (a) How many detectives are there currently at the specified police station, (b) how many of the specified detectives have (i) attended and (ii) passed the detective course and (c) how many dockets is each detective currently investigating; (4) When will the detectives at the specified police station receive additional vehicles in order to ensure the specified police station complies with the national ratio of the number of detectives to vehicles?
Reply:
1. Yes, the detective division at the Rabie Ridge Police Station in Gauteng, received one vehicle.
(2)(a) The total number of vehicles that the detective division has is 16 vehicles.
(2)(b) The total number of working vehicles is 14.
(2)(c) The first vehicle, on 2017-08-03 and the second vehicle on 2017-08-11.
(3)(a) There are currently 30 detectives at the Rabie Ridge Police Station.
(3)(b)(i) 17 members attended the detective course.
(3)(b)(ii) 17 members passed the detective course.
(3)(c) Each detective is currently investigating a total number of 215 dockets.
(4) The station currently has an ideal number of 16 vehicles for 30 detectives, which complies with the national ratio of two detectives, per vehicle.