在第三季度有25人在农场遇害后，警方概述了他们的综合农村安全战略，其特点是升级基础设施、建立快速响应协议和加强社区伙伴关系，以打击升级的犯罪。
通过实施《国家农村安全战略》及相关改革，警方旨在提高农村和农业社区的服务水平、响应速度和可见警务。这是代警察部长卡恰利亚对国会议员书面答复的一部分。该答复侧重于提高农村地区响应速度和可见警务的措施，以及关于农场袭击和谋杀案的最新统计数据。
根据卡恰利亚的说法，南非警察局正致力于通过升级基础设施、分配资源和部署额外人员，来加强农村警察局的能力。此外，还为农村地区制定了具体的行动计划，包括在犯罪报告后立即实施的激活程序，目的是调动综合警力尽快抓获嫌疑人。
卡恰利亚表示，将动员社区警务论坛和地方利益相关者，以改善信息共享、态势感知和警力资源的快速部署。可以通过与有组织的农业机构举行月度会议来核实和讨论事件。他认为这些参与将协助警方识别犯罪趋势并引导资源流向最需要的地区。通过针对性的巡逻、路障和拦截搜查行动，可见警务将得到加强。
With 25 people murdered on farms in the third quarter, police have outlined their integrated rural safety strategy featuring upgraded infrastructure, rapid response protocols and strengthened community partnerships to combat escalating crime.
By Michelle van der Spuy, senior journalist at African Farming and Landbouweekblad
Through the implementation of the National Rural Safety Strategy and related reforms, police aim to improve service delivery, response times and visible policing in rural and agricultural communities.
This forms part of the acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia’s written response to a parliamentary question from Mbali Dlamini, an MP for the Economic Freedom Fighters. The question focused on measures implemented to improve response times and visible policing in rural and agricultural areas, as well as the latest statistics on farm attacks and murders.
According to Cachalia, the South African Police Service is focusing on strengthening the capacity and capability of rural police stations by upgrading infrastructure, allocating resources and deploying additional personnel.
In addition, specific operational plans have been developed for rural areas, including activation procedures that are implemented immediately after a crime is reported. The aim is to mobilise an integrated police response to apprehend suspects as quickly as possible.
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Cachalia says community policing forums and local stakeholders will be engaged to improve information sharing, situational awareness and the rapid deployment of police resources. Incidents can be verified and discussed at monthly meetings with organised agricultural structures.
He believes these engagements will assist the police in identifying crime trends, verifying incidents and directing resources to areas where they are most needed.
Visible policing will be strengthened through targeted patrols, roadblocks and stop-and-search operations. The police also work closely with stakeholders involved in rural safety, such as community policing forums, farm watches and neighbourhood watches.
Cachalia says these partnerships enable communities to act as the police’s “eyes and ears” by identifying and reporting suspicious activities.
According to him, the police maintain a strong working relationship with the agricultural community and related structures.
“The E2 rural concept was developed following examples of effective cooperation between farm watches and community-based control rooms that have emerged from rural safety structures.”
He adds the national and provincial stock theft forums provide a platform for stakeholders to collaborate in combating crime.
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Farm Murder Statistics
According to statistics shared by Cachalia, 25 people were murdered on farms in South Africa during the third quarter of the 2025-26 financial year:
5 in the Free State
8 in Gauteng