❓ Hon Ray Halligan asks about decreasing crime rates in WA since 1998, referencing ABS figures. Hon Peter Foss confirms a decrease in most offences except murder and sexual assault, while highlighting the complexity of crime and proactive policing measures.
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(1) Can the minister confirm that recently released figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate that recorded crime rates have decreased since 1998 in Western Australia? (2) What programs and policing measures does the Government have in place to support this? Hon PETER FOSS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Australian Bureau of Statistics publication "Recorded Crime Australia 1999" was publicly released on 28 June 2000. The publication relates to the following selected offences: Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, driving causing death, assault, sexual assault, kidnapping/abduction, robbery, blackmail/extortion, unlawful entry with intent, motor vehicle theft and other theft. According to the publication, with the exception of murder and sexual assault offences, there was a decrease in Western Australia in the rate of victims per 100 000 persons between 1998 and 1999. Please note that the ABS statistics are subject to different counting rules used by the Police Service to report crime. Members should refer to page 116 of the publication. Accordingly, care should be taken when comparing data from these sources. (2) The incidence of crime in our community and its effects are complex issues and require a whole-of-government approach. From a Western Australian Police Service perspective, many proactive policing and community education programs are in place. Details of the Police Service's priorities and achievements with respect to crime are contained in the Police Service's 1998 and 1999 annual reports to Parliament, the 1999-2000 “Strategic Action Statement” and the 2000-2001 “Annual Business Plan”.
(2) What programs and policing measures does the Government have in place to support this? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Australian Bureau of Statistics publication "Recorded Crime Australia 1999" was publicly released on 28 June 2000. The publication relates to the following selected offences: Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, driving causing death, assault, sexual assault, kidnapping/abduction, robbery, blackmail/extortion, unlawful entry with intent, motor vehicle theft and other theft. According to the publication, with the exception of murder and sexual assault offences, there was a decrease in Western Australia in the rate of victims per 100 000 persons between 1998 and 1999. Please note that the ABS statistics are subject to different counting rules used by the Police Service to report crime. Members should refer to page 116 of the publication. Accordingly, care should be taken when comparing data from these sources. (2) The incidence of crime in our community and its effects are complex issues and require a whole-of-government approach. From a Western Australian Police Service perspective, many proactive policing and community education programs are in place. Details of the Police Service's priorities and achievements with respect to crime are contained in the Police Service's 1998 and 1999 annual reports to Parliament, the 1999-2000 “Strategic Action Statement” and the 2000-2001 “Annual Business Plan”.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Australian Bureau of Statistics publication "Recorded Crime Australia 1999" was publicly released on 28 June 2000. The publication relates to the following selected offences: Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, driving causing death, assault, sexual assault, kidnapping/abduction, robbery, blackmail/extortion, unlawful entry with intent, motor vehicle theft and other theft. According to the publication, with the exception of murder and sexual assault offences, there was a decrease in Western Australia in the rate of victims per 100 000 persons between 1998 and 1999. Please note that the ABS statistics are subject to different counting rules used by the Police Service to report crime. Members should refer to page 116 of the publication. Accordingly, care should be taken when comparing data from these sources. (2) The incidence of crime in our community and its effects are complex issues and require a whole-of-government approach. From a Western Australian Police Service perspective, many proactive policing and community education programs are in place. Details of the Police Service's priorities and achievements with respect to crime are contained in the Police Service's 1998 and 1999 annual reports to Parliament, the 1999-2000 “Strategic Action Statement” and the 2000-2001 “Annual Business Plan”.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Australian Bureau of Statistics publication "Recorded Crime Australia 1999" was publicly released on 28 June 2000. The publication relates to the following selected offences: Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, driving causing death, assault, sexual assault, kidnapping/abduction, robbery, blackmail/extortion, unlawful entry with intent, motor vehicle theft and other theft. According to the publication, with the exception of murder and sexual assault offences, there was a decrease in Western Australia in the rate of victims per 100 000 persons between 1998 and 1999. Please note that the ABS statistics are subject to different counting rules used by the Police Service to report crime. Members should refer to page 116 of the publication. Accordingly, care should be taken when comparing data from these sources. (2) The incidence of crime in our community and its effects are complex issues and require a whole-of-government approach. From a Western Australian Police Service perspective, many proactive policing and community education programs are in place. Details of the Police Service's priorities and achievements with respect to crime are contained in the Police Service's 1998 and 1999 annual reports to Parliament, the 1999-2000 “Strategic Action Statement” and the 2000-2001 “Annual Business Plan”.
(1) The Australian Bureau of Statistics publication "Recorded Crime Australia 1999" was publicly released on 28 June 2000. The publication relates to the following selected offences: Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, driving causing death, assault, sexual assault, kidnapping/abduction, robbery, blackmail/extortion, unlawful entry with intent, motor vehicle theft and other theft. According to the publication, with the exception of murder and sexual assault offences, there was a decrease in Western Australia in the rate of victims per 100 000 persons between 1998 and 1999. Please note that the ABS statistics are subject to different counting rules used by the Police Service to report crime. Members should refer to page 116 of the publication. Accordingly, care should be taken when comparing data from these sources. (2) The incidence of crime in our community and its effects are complex issues and require a whole-of-government approach. From a Western Australian Police Service perspective, many proactive policing and community education programs are in place. Details of the Police Service's priorities and achievements with respect to crime are contained in the Police Service's 1998 and 1999 annual reports to Parliament, the 1999-2000 “Strategic Action Statement” and the 2000-2001 “Annual Business Plan”.
(2) The incidence of crime in our community and its effects are complex issues and require a whole-of-government approach. From a Western Australian Police Service perspective, many proactive policing and community education programs are in place. Details of the Police Service's priorities and achievements with respect to crime are contained in the Police Service's 1998 and 1999 annual reports to Parliament, the 1999-2000 “Strategic Action Statement” and the 2000-2001 “Annual Business Plan”.
(2) What programs and policing measures does the Government have in place to support this? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Australian Bureau of Statistics publication "Recorded Crime Australia 1999" was publicly released on 28 June 2000. The publication relates to the following selected offences: Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, driving causing death, assault, sexual assault, kidnapping/abduction, robbery, blackmail/extortion, unlawful entry with intent, motor vehicle theft and other theft. According to the publication, with the exception of murder and sexual assault offences, there was a decrease in Western Australia in the rate of victims per 100 000 persons between 1998 and 1999. Please note that the ABS statistics are subject to different counting rules used by the Police Service to report crime. Members should refer to page 116 of the publication. Accordingly, care should be taken when comparing data from these sources. (2) The incidence of crime in our community and its effects are complex issues and require a whole-of-government approach. From a Western Australian Police Service perspective, many proactive policing and community education programs are in place. Details of the Police Service's priorities and achievements with respect to crime are contained in the Police Service's 1998 and 1999 annual reports to Parliament, the 1999-2000 “Strategic Action Statement” and the 2000-2001 “Annual Business Plan”.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Australian Bureau of Statistics publication "Recorded Crime Australia 1999" was publicly released on 28 June 2000. The publication relates to the following selected offences: Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, driving causing death, assault, sexual assault, kidnapping/abduction, robbery, blackmail/extortion, unlawful entry with intent, motor vehicle theft and other theft. According to the publication, with the exception of murder and sexual assault offences, there was a decrease in Western Australia in the rate of victims per 100 000 persons between 1998 and 1999. Please note that the ABS statistics are subject to different counting rules used by the Police Service to report crime. Members should refer to page 116 of the publication. Accordingly, care should be taken when comparing data from these sources. (2) The incidence of crime in our community and its effects are complex issues and require a whole-of-government approach. From a Western Australian Police Service perspective, many proactive policing and community education programs are in place. Details of the Police Service's priorities and achievements with respect to crime are contained in the Police Service's 1998 and 1999 annual reports to Parliament, the 1999-2000 “Strategic Action Statement” and the 2000-2001 “Annual Business Plan”.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Australian Bureau of Statistics publication "Recorded Crime Australia 1999" was publicly released on 28 June 2000. The publication relates to the following selected offences: Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, driving causing death, assault, sexual assault, kidnapping/abduction, robbery, blackmail/extortion, unlawful entry with intent, motor vehicle theft and other theft. According to the publication, with the exception of murder and sexual assault offences, there was a decrease in Western Australia in the rate of victims per 100 000 persons between 1998 and 1999. Please note that the ABS statistics are subject to different counting rules used by the Police Service to report crime. Members should refer to page 116 of the publication. Accordingly, care should be taken when comparing data from these sources. (2) The incidence of crime in our community and its effects are complex issues and require a whole-of-government approach. From a Western Australian Police Service perspective, many proactive policing and community education programs are in place. Details of the Police Service's priorities and achievements with respect to crime are contained in the Police Service's 1998 and 1999 annual reports to Parliament, the 1999-2000 “Strategic Action Statement” and the 2000-2001 “Annual Business Plan”.
(1) The Australian Bureau of Statistics publication "Recorded Crime Australia 1999" was publicly released on 28 June 2000. The publication relates to the following selected offences: Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, driving causing death, assault, sexual assault, kidnapping/abduction, robbery, blackmail/extortion, unlawful entry with intent, motor vehicle theft and other theft. According to the publication, with the exception of murder and sexual assault offences, there was a decrease in Western Australia in the rate of victims per 100 000 persons between 1998 and 1999. Please note that the ABS statistics are subject to different counting rules used by the Police Service to report crime. Members should refer to page 116 of the publication. Accordingly, care should be taken when comparing data from these sources. (2) The incidence of crime in our community and its effects are complex issues and require a whole-of-government approach. From a Western Australian Police Service perspective, many proactive policing and community education programs are in place. Details of the Police Service's priorities and achievements with respect to crime are contained in the Police Service's 1998 and 1999 annual reports to Parliament, the 1999-2000 “Strategic Action Statement” and the 2000-2001 “Annual Business Plan”.
(2) The incidence of crime in our community and its effects are complex issues and require a whole-of-government approach. From a Western Australian Police Service perspective, many proactive policing and community education programs are in place. Details of the Police Service's priorities and achievements with respect to crime are contained in the Police Service's 1998 and 1999 annual reports to Parliament, the 1999-2000 “Strategic Action Statement” and the 2000-2001 “Annual Business Plan”.
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