Safeguard Crime Report – June 2020
JUNE 2020 OVERVIEWCrime decreased by 15% when compared to the previous month, with the decrease attributed to a decrease in break-in incidents (from 58 to 37). Theft incidents increased by 24% whilst intrusion incidents remained constant. The increase in theft...
Safeguard Crime Report – May 2020
CRIME OVERVIEW MAY 2020 MAY 2020 INCIDENT SUMMARIESHARARE 05 May 2020, Armed Robbery, Commercial Site, Harare Street, City Centre: Five (5) masked suspects, armed with iron bars approached a private guard on site and ordered him to lie down before forcing open the...
Safeguard Crime Report – April 2020
APRIL 2020 OVERVIEWAlthough crime decreased by 29%, even during lockdown, April 2020 still reported more incidents than January 2020 i.e. crime could have been worse had the lockdown not been enforced. Armed robbery incidents increased by six-fold, whilst assault...
Safeguard Crime Report – March 2020
MARCH REVIEW AND THE WEEKS AHEAD Crime continued on a general upwards swing across the country for March, but fewer armed robberies. Cash, Fuel, and Batteries remain the significant targets. With the lock-down, we have seen a big fall in the number of incidents this...
Safeguard Crime Report – February 2020
FEBRUARY 2020 OVERVIEWA big jump in crime incidents this past month - Up 49% overall - Harare reported incidents doubled - Armed robbery incidents up three-fold over the last 2 months. - Msasa and Southerton in Harare heavily...
Safeguard Crime Report – January 2020
JANUARY 2020 OVERVIEW There is good news and bad news this month. The good is that the number of incidents for Safeguard customers has fallen month on month over the last few months. An indication may be that we are all a bit more aware. The bad is that the number of...
Safeguard Crime Report – December 2019
DECEMBER 2019 OVERVIEW Overall, an 18% decrease in crime from 93 to 76 is visible when comparing November 2019 to December 2019. Crime in city centre has fallen significantly, and this may be due to the ZRP initiatives in the city center this past few months As...
Safeguard crime report – November 2019
Another year has flashed by and as we head into the holiday, we often forget about security in our rush to plan our family getaways and meetings. The November report is below, and follows the trend for the year- crime on the up year on year, more violent than previous...
Safeguard Crime Report – October 2019
OCTOBER 2019 OVERVIEW Overall, crime increased by 7% from 95 in September 2019 to 102 in October 2019, with a 20% increase in theft incidents reported over the past month. Although, the number of armed robbery incidents reported decreased, the level of violence...
Safeguard Crime Report – September 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019 OVERVIEW NATIONWIDE CRIME OVERVIEW, MARCH 2019 – SEPTEMBER 2019 Overall the number of reported incidents remains high , and with the further surge in inflation likely to remain so for the months ahead Break-in and theft incidents remain the...