Crime on Noordhoek Beach, Cape Town, South Africa

From 2000 to 2004 the Noordhoek wetlands and beach in the Table Mountain National Park suffered ongoing criminal attacks on visitors. Criminal attacks included armed robbery, assault of visitors and rape. Due to the remoteness of the area, the police and park rangers were unable to apprehend suspects. Only by tracking suspects and using the CyberTracker to plot their movements, was it possible to plan successful operations to catch the criminals.

• Sunday Times: Bushman tracking catches muggers
• Tracking: Combining an ancient art with modern policing
• Cape Times: Armed team to target mountain muggers?
• Tracking Dangerous Humans
• Proposal to make Table Mountain National Park save for visitors

WARNING: These proposals have not been implemented by the Table Mountain National Park and some areas in the park may not be safe for visitors.