❓ Mr. Morton asks about the South East Metropolitan Police trial in Forrestfield, particularly Kenwick. The Minister responds positively, citing improved crime statistics, reduced task dispatches, and enhanced domestic violence support.
AnsweredQoN 258Legislative Assembly
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POLICE —
SOUTH EAST METROPOLITAN TRIAL
258. MR N.W. MORTON to the
Minister for Police:
I have been receiving some great feedback from constituents
in Forrestfield about the south east metropolitan police trial, particularly in
the suburb of Kenwick. Could the minister please update the house on the
results of this trial so far?
SOUTH EAST METROPOLITAN TRIAL
258. MR N.W. MORTON to the
Minister for Police:
I have been receiving some great feedback from constituents
in Forrestfield about the south east metropolitan police trial, particularly in
the suburb of Kenwick. Could the minister please update the house on the
results of this trial so far?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Forrestfield for his question and,
indeed, for the invitation to come out to his electorate regularly and speak
with his constituents about law and order matters. I am pleased to update the
house on the south east metropolitan trial. The electorates of a number of
members in this house cross over in the south east metropolitan policing area.
The trial began on 4 November 2013 and, as at 3 February, it had reached the
midway point. WA Police has conducted an interim review. It is really important
that we acknowledge at this time that the south east metropolitan district has
gone from being the sixth best performing district for verified crime reporting
in the metropolitan area to the third best. We are cautiously optimistic that
we are moving in the right direction. In addition—I know that the
member for Forrestfield will be really interested in this statistic—there
has been a 7.4 per cent reduction in the number of tasks that have been
dispatched in the trial period so far compared with a 1.26 per cent increase
across the rest of the metropolitan area. The figures are definitely heading in
the right direction.
Out of the change in the modelling, 289 appointments have
been made with the local policing teams. What we are doing with these local
policing teams and the way that we have changed the way that police work in the
south east metropolitan district mean that if people who call for police
assistance do not require immediate attendance but would still like the
attendance of police at a later time, they can make an appointment with a local
policing team. Two hundred and eighty-nine appointments have been made. Police
and those members of the community who would like the attendance of police can
get together at a mutually convenient time to discuss the issue.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cockburn, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
At the commencement of the trial, the district's overall reported crime
rate was down by 3.7 per cent on the previous year, but it is now down by 6.8 per
cent, so we are heading in the right direction. This local policing trial may well
be rolled out to other districts. In addition to this, the number of briefs for
the reporting period has increased by seven per cent over the same period in
2012–13. That means that more charges are being laid by the local
response teams in the south east metropolitan area than were laid previously. I
know that a lot of members in the house will be interested in this.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the third time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
There has been a 43 per cent reduction in repeat attendance at the top 20
repeat attendance addresses across the six subdistricts in the south east
metropolitan area; that is a 43 per cent reduction in the rate of attendance at
the 20 houses that cause the bulk of the issues for the south east metropolitan
district and the members of the communities who live in that area.
On the family and domestic violence front, we had 2.5 full-time
equivalents in the positions of vulnerable and repeat victim managers in the
south east metropolitan district but we now have 144 constables who are
directly responsible for vulnerable and repeat victims within the south east
metropolitan district. That change has freed up an FTE to work on interagency
relationships and overall district coordination for family and domestic
violence matters. We are really pleased with this. We now have a 24-hour
district control centre that provides immediate advice and assistance to
front-line staff. All in all, the objective of the trial to realise some demand
reduction through this focus on intrusive management of repeat victims in the
family and domestic violence space is proving to be a step in the right
direction. We are really encouraged by this. I hope to report to the house at
the end of the trial on the success of the model. Indeed, it is looking so
promising that I expect that this policing model will be rolled out across the
metropolitan area as time goes on.
indeed, for the invitation to come out to his electorate regularly and speak
with his constituents about law and order matters. I am pleased to update the
house on the south east metropolitan trial. The electorates of a number of
members in this house cross over in the south east metropolitan policing area.
The trial began on 4 November 2013 and, as at 3 February, it had reached the
midway point. WA Police has conducted an interim review. It is really important
that we acknowledge at this time that the south east metropolitan district has
gone from being the sixth best performing district for verified crime reporting
in the metropolitan area to the third best. We are cautiously optimistic that
we are moving in the right direction. In addition—I know that the
member for Forrestfield will be really interested in this statistic—there
has been a 7.4 per cent reduction in the number of tasks that have been
dispatched in the trial period so far compared with a 1.26 per cent increase
across the rest of the metropolitan area. The figures are definitely heading in
the right direction.
Out of the change in the modelling, 289 appointments have
been made with the local policing teams. What we are doing with these local
policing teams and the way that we have changed the way that police work in the
south east metropolitan district mean that if people who call for police
assistance do not require immediate attendance but would still like the
attendance of police at a later time, they can make an appointment with a local
policing team. Two hundred and eighty-nine appointments have been made. Police
and those members of the community who would like the attendance of police can
get together at a mutually convenient time to discuss the issue.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cockburn, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
At the commencement of the trial, the district's overall reported crime
rate was down by 3.7 per cent on the previous year, but it is now down by 6.8 per
cent, so we are heading in the right direction. This local policing trial may well
be rolled out to other districts. In addition to this, the number of briefs for
the reporting period has increased by seven per cent over the same period in
2012–13. That means that more charges are being laid by the local
response teams in the south east metropolitan area than were laid previously. I
know that a lot of members in the house will be interested in this.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the third time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
There has been a 43 per cent reduction in repeat attendance at the top 20
repeat attendance addresses across the six subdistricts in the south east
metropolitan area; that is a 43 per cent reduction in the rate of attendance at
the 20 houses that cause the bulk of the issues for the south east metropolitan
district and the members of the communities who live in that area.
On the family and domestic violence front, we had 2.5 full-time
equivalents in the positions of vulnerable and repeat victim managers in the
south east metropolitan district but we now have 144 constables who are
directly responsible for vulnerable and repeat victims within the south east
metropolitan district. That change has freed up an FTE to work on interagency
relationships and overall district coordination for family and domestic
violence matters. We are really pleased with this. We now have a 24-hour
district control centre that provides immediate advice and assistance to
front-line staff. All in all, the objective of the trial to realise some demand
reduction through this focus on intrusive management of repeat victims in the
family and domestic violence space is proving to be a step in the right
direction. We are really encouraged by this. I hope to report to the house at
the end of the trial on the success of the model. Indeed, it is looking so
promising that I expect that this policing model will be rolled out across the
metropolitan area as time goes on.
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