❓ Hon Peter Collier asks about crimes involving registered and unregistered guns from 2019-2022. The WA Police Force states they don't distinguish between registered and unregistered firearms in their records, providing data only on incidents where a firearm was used.
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(1) For crimes committed in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date, how many involved the use of a registered gun(s)? (2) For crimes committed in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date, how many involved the use of an unregistered gun(s)?
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Answered
11 October 2022
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Police
Response time
6 days
(1 – 2) The Western Australia Police Force does not distinguish between crimes involving registered and unregistered firearms. The Western Australia Police Force can provide a record of crimes incidents where the modus operandi is ‘firearm’.
Table 1.
Number of crime incidents in Western Australia where the modus operandi is ‘firearm’ in the period between 01 January 2019 and 11 September 2022, by calendar year.
Year
2019
2020
2021
2022 to date*
Number of crime incidents
576
525
492
281
*2022 to date is between 01 January 2022 and 11 September 2022 inclusive.
Source: Data extracted from the Incident Management System (IMS) on 12 September 2022.
Notes:
Table 1.
Number of crime incidents in Western Australia where the modus operandi is ‘firearm’ in the period between 01 January 2019 and 11 September 2022, by calendar year.
Year
2019
2020
2021
2022 to date*
Number of crime incidents
576
525
492
281
*2022 to date is between 01 January 2022 and 11 September 2022 inclusive.
Source: Data extracted from the Incident Management System (IMS) on 12 September 2022.
Notes:
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