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❓ Question seeks data on WA Police traffic patrol hours from 2015-2019. Answer provides data for 2015-2017, stating recording ceased in 2017 based on ABS recommendations, and refers to a KPI in the 2019 Annual Report.

AnsweredQoN 6160Legislative Assembly

Asked

20 May 2020

Member

Mr P.A. Katsambanis

Portfolio

Police; Road Safety

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I refer to the Western Australian Police Force traffic patrol, and ask: (a) how many hours of traffic patrol were undertaken by the Western Australian Police Force in each of the following years: (i) 2015; (ii) 2016; (iii) 2017; (iv) 2018; and (v) 2019?

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Answered

8 September 2020

Responded by

Minister for Police; Road Safety

Response time

17 days

(a) The Western Australian Police Force advise in 2017 the agency decided not to record traffic hours and that this decision was informed by recommendations made by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 2015, 505 135; 2016, 456 379; and 2017, 446 878.
Key performance indicator 9 in the Western Australia Police Force Annual Report 2019 provides details of the percentage of traffic law enforcement contacts made by police officers that target Category A offences.

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