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12 February 2009
Prepared by: Inspector Riaan Steenkamp Elsburg SAPS
Sponsored By: Netstar
INTRODUCTION:
This document was designed with the following in mind:
•To educate the public
•To assist the public in recognising what a suspicious vehicle and person may look like
•To emphasise the seriousness of hijackings on the person reading this awareness guide.
Hijacking is not a new or unique problem to South Africa.
The first hijacking was recorded in 1984.
Between January and August 1996, there were 8 740 hijackings in South Africa, of which 5 251 were in Gauteng.
Hijacking is also not only a problem just associated with industrial areas; e.g. Wadeville in Germiston, but rather a problem associated with the availability of a certain of vehicle.
In 90% of these cases the hijackers were armed, although only 1% of attacks involved a fatal shooting. This means that the better prepared a potential victim is, the greater probability of the person surviving the attack with limited physical injury.
CONTENTS: Hijacking Awareness Guide
HIJACKING AWARENESS GUIDE
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