Kgatleng raises alarm over policing challenges, crime surge

Main Road in Mochudi. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Main Road in Mochudi. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Chairperson for the Kgatleng District Council, Thabo Komane, has raised concern over the overstretched state of law enforcement in the district, warning that safety and security will remain under threat unless urgent support is provided to the Botswana Police Service.

Delivering his address during a full council meeting recently, he revealed that the police-to-population ratio across the district stands at one officer for every 222 residents, with the situation worsening in Mochudi, where one officer serves 293 people.

This alarming figure excludes fast-growing villages like Oodi, Modipane, Mokatse, Matebele, and Leshibitse, which continue to expand without corresponding law enforcement presence.

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