THE RETURN OF CAPTAIN CRIMESTAT

THE current moratorium on the release of crime statistics will be lifted sooner rather than later, says National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi. He said police management would receive a progress report from a task team overhauling the way in which the figures have previously been compiled. Safety and Security Minister Steve Tshwete approved the moratorium in July this year to give police time to overhaul its crime information system. Selebi emphasised that the purpose of the exercise was to produce reliable figures on the crime rate.