MySAPS app a winner

The South African Police Service (SAPS) scooped the International Digital Award at the Crime Stoppers International Awards in Sydney, Australia recently for a promotional video of the MySAPS app.

The SAPS's Crime Stop office is a member of the Crime Stoppers International (CSI).

Each year, CSI recognises individuals, programmes, activities and campaigns from around the world for excellence and their contribution to the achievement of CSIs – to mobilise the world to report information on crime and criminals anonymously.

This year, the SAPS submitted a promotional video of the MySAPS app for the media awards category.

This category recognises best practice in the advertising and promotion of Crime Stoppers campaigns, activities and specific calls to action, along with the level of community engagement achieved through these initiatives, across all mediums, print, television, radio, online and digital.

The SAPS management has commended the work the Crime Stop office does in pursuit of providing a platform where the community can provide information on crime and criminals without fear of their identities being revealed.

It also acknowledged all law-abiding individuals that have heeded the call to participate in the fight against crime by calling the Crime Stop number – 08600 10111 and sending tip-offs on MySAPS app.

The MySAPS application can be downloaded from any android and iPhone smartphone.To view the award winning video, go to https://youtu.be/6mctEWiWsh8