Chatsworth, Verulam and Phoenix rank among SA’s highest-contact-crime police stations

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Chatsworth, Verulam and Phoenix rank among SA’s highest-contact-crime police stations — Sources: IOL

Chatsworth, Verulam and Phoenix ranked among South Africa’s 30 police stations with the highest reported contact-crime totals in the first quarter of 2026/27, while crime-fighting groups warned that under-reporting and limited police resources may obscure conditions on the ground.

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Chatsworth, Verulam and Phoenix rank among SA’s highest-contact-crime police stations

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