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The DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY NPO Street Crimes Unit is a specialized organization that deals with anything and everything that criminals have to offer. This crime-fighting organization is there to serve and protect the public and communities, affected by organized crime.
As an specialized organization we have a extraordinary track record for fighting crime and organized crime in South Africa.
We will continue with our specialized operations to foil criminal activities in progress and bring those involved to book. The DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY NPO will also continue to do its patrols to create a “policing” presence as we contribute to public safety.
South Africa is one of the most violent democracies in the world, with 71 murders a day, and one police officer killed every 36 hours.
Overall levels of crime began to increase in the mid-1980s and continued throughout the 1990s. There are some indications, however, that the steep increase in crime
has been abated in the last year or two; nevertheless, South Africa remains among the most
crime-ridden and crime-concerned societies in the world. Also, organized crime, with clear
international and regional links, has increased. Recently, the government has increased its
criminal justice budget considerably.
Organized crime in its many manifestations is highly present in South Africa and comprises a range of criminal activities from trafficking in drugs, firearms, persons and stolen vehicles, to smuggling of precious materials and endangered species, involving local, transnational and foreign organized crime groups.
Recently instituted organized crime countermeasures, including a new strategy, laws, asset forfeiture operations, and investigative and prosecutorial structures, have made considerable achievements in dismantling certain
organized crime groups and monitoring trends in syndicate activities and targets.
South Africa has signed the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime as well as two of its protocols:
trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and smuggling of migrants. It also is a
signatory to new two SADC (Southern African Development Community) protocols on corruption and firearms. South Africa has ratified most of the international anti-terrorism conventions.