KwaZulu-Natal Department: Community Safety and Liaison

Overview

The vision of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Community Safety and Liaison is safer communities in KZN. Its mission is to be the lead agency in driving the integration of community safety initiatives, towards a crime-free KwaZulu-Natal. The Department’s values are integrity, collaboration, to be results-orientated and proactive.

The Department’s strategic outcomes are to realise the improved quality of policing and community police relations. The Department offers the following services: police station monitoring (NMT), domestic violence compliance audit, investigation of complaints against SAPS, case docket audit, establishment of community safety structures (CPF, CSF, Ward Safety Committee, etc.), crime prevention programmes, training and workshop of community safety structures, development of monitoring tools and safety models, and conducting safety priorities research.