Crime can be tackled most effectively if law-abiding citizens, who are in the majority, could unite against the minority who commit it.

This was said by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Keabetswe Makgophe when addressing police officers and Crime Prevention Cluster members at Selibe Phikwe Police District recently.

He said the fight against crime calls for a collaboration between the police and law abiding citizens so that they can support each other. Mr Makgophe said without public support the police and other law enforcement agencies cannot alone make Selibe Phikwe safer place for investors.

He however, expressed concern that the public have little information of what happens to offenders after they have been caught by the police. He therefore, urged the police to always give feedback to the public on the status of their cases.

The Commissioner advised the police to increase their visibility on the streets and also improve their response time to reports.  He said lack of confidence towards the police could result in serious consequences which could consequently result with the increase in crime.

For his part the Officer Commanding for Selibe Phikwe Police District, Senior Superintendent Takongwa Mazwiduma said Cluster Policing Committees and Police Volunteers have positively improved police visibility. He assured the Commissioner that they do everything possible to suppress crime.