Extract from an ISS (Institute for security studies) report: a.. In Observatory (Cape Town), residents have formed a non-profit company, Obswatch. The company controls the operation and funding of a security control room for the suburb. The funding is derived from almost 1 000 residences and businesses that pay R50 and R100 a month, respectively. The company employs seventeen guards who patrol the area. These guards are police reservists who carry handcuffs and concealed firearms. While the guards do not have full powers of arrest, they can make citizens' arrests.22 Obswatch started its operations in September 1997. Crime in Observatory had decreased by sixty per cent in February 1998, compared to February 1997. Housebreaking had dropped by 88 per cent, robbery by 67 per cent, theft by 57 per cent, and burglaries from businesses by 58 per cent.23
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