❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding Community Based Orders (CBOs) as of January 1, 2024, covering offender numbers, offences, location, employment status, and staffing levels. Some data limitations were noted.
AnsweredQoN 1851Legislative Council
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(1) Regarding the operation of Community Based Orders (CBOs), I ask, as at 1 January 2024: (a) how many offenders were subject to a CBO of any duration; (b) what were the relevant offences committed (grouped data acceptable); (c) by postcode/local government area, what was the registered residential address of these offenders; and (d) what proportion of these individuals subject to a CBO are in any form of paid employment? (2) How many Corrections staff are responsible for the management of/supervision of this CBO cohort?
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Answered
12 March 2024
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
4 days
The Department of Justice advise:
1a) As at midnight 1 January 2024 there was 2,281 distinct adult offenders on an active Community Based Order (CBO).
1b) As at Midnight 1 January 2024, the Most Serious Offence by ANZSOC Division for offenders on a CBO was Acts Intended to Cause Injury for 807 persons, Sexual Assault and Related Offences for 29 persons, Dangerous or Negligent Acts Endangering Persons 80 persons, Abduction, Harassment and Other Offences Against the Person for 161 persons, Robbery, Extortion and Related Offences for 1 person, Unlawful Entry with Intent/Burglary, Break and Enter for 208 persons, Theft and Related Offences for 267 persons, Fraud, Deception and Related Offences for 88 persons, Illicit Drug Offences for 129 persons, Prohibited and Regulated Weapons and Explosives Offences for 52 persons, Property Damage and Environmental Pollution for 141 persons, Public Order Offences for 52 persons, Traffic and Vehicle Regulatory Offences for 33 persons, Offences Against Justice Procedures, Government Security and Government Operations for 222 persons and Miscellaneous Offences for 11 persons.
1c) As at Midnight 1 January 2024, the region of the Last Known Address of Offenders on a CBO was Gascoyne for 27 persons, Goldfields-Esperance for 107 persons, Great Southern for 83 persons, Interstate for 11 persons, Kimberley for 196 persons, Metropolitan for 1170 persons, Mid-West for 147 persons, Peel for 154 persons, Pilbara for 163 persons, South West for 131 persons and Wheatbelt for 87 persons. Please note that the LKA for 5 offenders was not available as the address can not be translated into an LKA region for statistical reporting purposes.
1d) Due to the way the relevant information is stored in the case management system, this is not readily available.
2) According to the case management system, 261 primary officers were assigned to managing the 2,281 offenders with an active CBO as at midnight 1 January 2024.
1a) As at midnight 1 January 2024 there was 2,281 distinct adult offenders on an active Community Based Order (CBO).
1b) As at Midnight 1 January 2024, the Most Serious Offence by ANZSOC Division for offenders on a CBO was Acts Intended to Cause Injury for 807 persons, Sexual Assault and Related Offences for 29 persons, Dangerous or Negligent Acts Endangering Persons 80 persons, Abduction, Harassment and Other Offences Against the Person for 161 persons, Robbery, Extortion and Related Offences for 1 person, Unlawful Entry with Intent/Burglary, Break and Enter for 208 persons, Theft and Related Offences for 267 persons, Fraud, Deception and Related Offences for 88 persons, Illicit Drug Offences for 129 persons, Prohibited and Regulated Weapons and Explosives Offences for 52 persons, Property Damage and Environmental Pollution for 141 persons, Public Order Offences for 52 persons, Traffic and Vehicle Regulatory Offences for 33 persons, Offences Against Justice Procedures, Government Security and Government Operations for 222 persons and Miscellaneous Offences for 11 persons.
1c) As at Midnight 1 January 2024, the region of the Last Known Address of Offenders on a CBO was Gascoyne for 27 persons, Goldfields-Esperance for 107 persons, Great Southern for 83 persons, Interstate for 11 persons, Kimberley for 196 persons, Metropolitan for 1170 persons, Mid-West for 147 persons, Peel for 154 persons, Pilbara for 163 persons, South West for 131 persons and Wheatbelt for 87 persons. Please note that the LKA for 5 offenders was not available as the address can not be translated into an LKA region for statistical reporting purposes.
1d) Due to the way the relevant information is stored in the case management system, this is not readily available.
2) According to the case management system, 261 primary officers were assigned to managing the 2,281 offenders with an active CBO as at midnight 1 January 2024.
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