Mr. Watson requests and receives data on reported assaults on taxi drivers in Albany from 2011/12 to 2015/16, including arrests and prosecutions. The data reveals a low number of assaults with varying rates of arrest and prosecution.

AnsweredQoN 5564Legislative Assembly
Asked
29 June 2016
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Police

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Can the Minister please proved the number of reported assaults on taxi drivers in Albany for the following financial years; 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 : (a) how many of these reported assaults resulted in arrests; and (b) how many of these arrests resulted in a prosecution being made?
Can the Minister please proved the number of reported assaults on taxi drivers in Albany for the following financial years; 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16

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Answered
16 August 2016
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
48 days
WA Police advise:
(a) Count of verified assault offences where the victim was recorded as a taxi driver in Albany sub-district, and the number of those resulted in arrests by financial year –
Financial Year
Number of verified assault offences
Number of those verified assault offences resulted in arrests
2011-12
1
1
2012-13
5
2
2013-14
2
1
2014-15
2
0
2015-16
4
2
Total
14
6
(b) Count of verified assault offences where the victim was recorded as a taxi drivers in Albany sub-district that resulted in arrest, and the number of those resulted in a prosecution being made by financial year –
Financial Year
Number of those verified assault offences resulted in arrests
Number of those arrested resulted in a prosecution being made
2011-12
1
1
2012-13
2
1
2013-14
1
1
2014-15
0
0
2015-16
2
2
Total
6
5
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