Many communities are worried about the high rates of crime that are being witnessed all over South Africa. This has led to the members of these communities coming up with projects that are steered at getting rid of crime in South Africa. There are a number of initiatives that have been created and designed to ensure that crime prevention is a reality in South Africa and not just a virtual thing. Communities are accepting the fact that they are not supposed to leave the burden of bringing safety in South Africa on the government and this has proven to be very effective in one way or another.

In the recent crime statistics that were released some time in 2010, it was noted that the crime rate had relatively reduced and there were fewer murders as compared to other years. This shows that the initiatives being created are working effectively even if it is at a slow rate. It is the responsibility of every member of the community to help in crime prevention strategies if there is any success to be witnessed. The members of the community are given the right to participate in different initiatives that are geared in the direction of crime prevention by the government. This is one of the ways of ensuring that all citizens participate in bringing safety in South Africa.

Neighborhood watch, farm watch and business watch projects are being developed to ensure that crime in South Africa is dealt with accordingly. Most of the crimes that are common in South Africa include; robberies, property crime, car theft, pick pocketing, burglary, hijacking and even murder. These crimes need to be dealt with from the core which is one of the reasons why members of the community are involved in coming up with initiatives and projects that bring to justice the most wanted criminals in the society. This helps individuals to stop their involvement with crime in South Africa and in turn be respectful and helpful members of the community.

Many families in South Africa are dysfunctional and this is one of the projects that are being worked on to ensure that people communicate and relate well in their families. This is one of the social crime prevention projects that the members of the community are involved in. Other projects include schools, jobs, churches, and even the recreational facilities that are available for members of the public. These projects are meant to help the young people in the society who are seriously involved in crime in South Africa, the poor people who do not have any other means of survival apart from crime and also the unemployed. The projects are helpful in that they aid in dealing with these sensitive issues since they are the results of crime in South Africa.

The social crime prevention projects that the members of the community are involved in include job provisions to the unemployed, housing initiatives for the poor in the community, education for the youths and other empowerment programs for the young people in the society to help them come out of crime and become better people in the society.