Police have noted an increase in the number of rape cases being reported in the informal settlements of Primrose.<\/p>\n
To combat this, the Primrose police, with the help of community patrollers and members of the Primrose Crime Prevention Youth Desk, visited the Marathon informal settlement to launch a door-to-door rape awareness campaign.<\/p>
\u201cDuring January a number of rape cases were reported in the Marathon informal settlement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have noticed that abuse of alcohol may be contributing towards the rapes,\u201d Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police, said.<\/p>
The group visited women and girls in the informal settlement giving them a detailed brochure of safety tips and encouraged them to not walk alone after dark.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope our community will use the tips to their advantage,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
The Primrose police\u2019s station commander Col Albertina Vesi thanked the community patrollers and members of the youth desk who helped in conveying the message to the area, and hopes the community will take the message to heart.<\/p>\n
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