Report the right thing to the right place.
Use this page for short CPF alerts, suspicious activity and community safety concerns. It is not a replacement for reporting a crime to SAPS.
Call SAPS 10111.
Do not rely on this website for emergency dispatch. If a crime is in progress or someone is in immediate danger, contact SAPS directly.
Call 10111Tell the CPF what you noticed.
A short local alert about suspicious behaviour, vehicles or activity that may help community awareness.
Flag a safety issue.
Examples include poor lighting, overgrown areas, abandoned property or other local safety concerns.
Report to SAPS first.
A CPF alert can be submitted after or alongside SAPS reporting, but this page does not open a SAPS case or replace a statement.
Keep it useful. Keep it concise.
The CPF only needs enough information to understand the local concern and decide whether it needs awareness, follow-up or referral.
If a crime must be formally reported, SAPS is responsible for opening the case and taking the complainant's statement. This form is deliberately shorter.
CPF awareness is not SAPS case administration.
The system stores a short CPF record for community-safety purposes. It does not create a police case, replace a complainant statement, assign an investigating officer or generate a SAPS CAS number.