Western Cape Department of Community Safety

{{short description|Community Safety department of the Western Cape Government}}

{{Infobox government agency

| name = Western Cape Department of Community Safety

| native_name =

| native_name_a =

| native_name_r =

| type = Department

| seal =

| seal_width =

| seal_caption =

| logo = Western Cape Department of Community Safety logo.png

| logo_width =

| logo_caption =

| image =

| image_size =

| image_caption =

| formed =

| preceding1 =

| preceding2 =

| dissolved =

| superseding1 =

| superseding2 =

| jurisdiction = Government of the Western Cape

| headquarters = 35 Wale Street, Cape Town, 8000

| coordinates =

| motto =

| employees =

| budget = R392,914,000 {{small|(2020/21)}}{{cite web |title=Western Cape EPRE 2019-20 - Vote 04 - Community Safety (PDF) |url=https://data.vulekamali.gov.za/dataset/92b31e8e-1cde-4148-a5f3-fda1062cebb2/resource/05f1078d-ec13-4dd0-89a6-c4161b3eca2f/download/wc-vote-04-community-safety.pdf |website=vulekamali.gov.za |accessdate=29 April 2020}}

| minister1_name = Anroux Marais

| minister1_pfo = Provincial Minister of Community Safety

| minister2_name =

| minister2_pfo =

| deputyminister1_name =

| deputyminister1_pfo =

| deputyminister2_name =

| deputyminister2_pfo =

| chief1_name = Yashina Pillay

| chief1_position = Head of Department

| chief2_name =

| chief2_position =

| public_protector =

| deputy =

| parent_department =

| parent_agency =

| parent_agency_type =

| child1_agency =

| child2_agency =

| keydocument1 =

| website =

| agency_id =

| map =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| footnotes =

| embed =

}}

The Western Cape Department of Community Safety is the department of the Western Cape government responsible for policing. As of February 2022, its political head is Anroux Marais.{{Cite web|last=Basson|first=Jason Felix, Juniour Khumalo and Adriaan|title=UPDATE {{!}} Anroux Marais to replace Albert Fritz who steps aside amid sex scandal|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/breaking-western-cape-mec-albert-fritz-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-young-employees-20220124|access-date=2022-02-13|website=News24|language=en-US}}