❓ The Minister for Police and Emergency Services reports a decline in crime rates across Western Australia, highlighting significant reductions in property offences and the impact of government initiatives. The response also addresses the increase in reported domestic violence incidents due to improved reporting and focus.
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Will the minister inform the house of the latest results in reducing crime in Western Australia? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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I thank the member for Mandurah for his question. Again I am able to report to the house that crime in Western Australia is on the decline. In fact, it is not just on the decline, because some categories of crime have hit a 10-year low. The government’s commitment to funding police and to increasing frontline policing continues to reap rewards. Compared with the statistics from the previous financial year, the latest crime statistics for the period to 30 June show a drop of almost six per cent - 14 200 fewer offences - in the total number of reported offences, which is a remarkable achievement. All three police regions have reported falls in the overall crime rate, together with significant improvements in the clearance rates for crime. Indeed, a 5.6 per cent improvement shows that our focus on the DNA program and high-profile police operations are certainly having an impact. Property offences across the state have fallen by 11 per cent. The biggest percentage fall in 10 years for burglary and car theft have been recorded. Home burglaries have fallen by over 20 per cent; so too have burglaries on industrial and commercial sites. Motor vehicle theft has fallen by almost 20 per cent. This is a great result. Other reductions in reported offences are testimony to the success of the government’s crime-fighting program. Non-aggravated robbery is down by 21.9 per cent, aggravated robbery is down by 8.8 per cent, theft has fallen by 10.5 per cent and graffiti is down by 9.8 per cent. The latest crime statistics also demonstrate the government’s focus on reducing domestic violence and child abuse as part of its response to the Gordon inquiry. The statistics show a 23.1 per cent increase in assault reports, but an analysis of that shows that it is almost solely in the area of domestic violence. The police family protection unit has issued more than 3 500 restraining orders since legislation came into effect on 1 January last year. Figures on the incidence of threatening behaviour have also increased significantly, partly due to the additional emphasis on domestic violence, but mainly because a recording improvement now shows all threatening behaviour offences and not just those committed against the Police Act. The Gallop government will continue to invest in the fight against crime. We are committed to recruiting an extra 350 police officers and 160 civilian officers to the Police Service over the next four years. I am certainly pleased to advise the member for Mandurah that the result in the Peel district for home burglary, which is at a 10-year low, is sensational. The member for Mandurah would certainly want to congratulate his burglary team in the Peel district because home burglary in the Peel district is down by 34.6 per cent for this financial year compared with the previous one. That is a tremendous result. [See paper 695.]
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for Mandurah for his question. Again I am able to report to the house that crime in Western Australia is on the decline. In fact, it is not just on the decline, because some categories of crime have hit a 10-year low. The government’s commitment to funding police and to increasing frontline policing continues to reap rewards. Compared with the statistics from the previous financial year, the latest crime statistics for the period to 30 June show a drop of almost six per cent - 14 200 fewer offences - in the total number of reported offences, which is a remarkable achievement. All three police regions have reported falls in the overall crime rate, together with significant improvements in the clearance rates for crime. Indeed, a 5.6 per cent improvement shows that our focus on the DNA program and high-profile police operations are certainly having an impact. Property offences across the state have fallen by 11 per cent. The biggest percentage fall in 10 years for burglary and car theft have been recorded. Home burglaries have fallen by over 20 per cent; so too have burglaries on industrial and commercial sites. Motor vehicle theft has fallen by almost 20 per cent. This is a great result. Other reductions in reported offences are testimony to the success of the government’s crime-fighting program. Non-aggravated robbery is down by 21.9 per cent, aggravated robbery is down by 8.8 per cent, theft has fallen by 10.5 per cent and graffiti is down by 9.8 per cent. The latest crime statistics also demonstrate the government’s focus on reducing domestic violence and child abuse as part of its response to the Gordon inquiry. The statistics show a 23.1 per cent increase in assault reports, but an analysis of that shows that it is almost solely in the area of domestic violence. The police family protection unit has issued more than 3 500 restraining orders since legislation came into effect on 1 January last year. Figures on the incidence of threatening behaviour have also increased significantly, partly due to the additional emphasis on domestic violence, but mainly because a recording improvement now shows all threatening behaviour offences and not just those committed against the Police Act. The Gallop government will continue to invest in the fight against crime. We are committed to recruiting an extra 350 police officers and 160 civilian officers to the Police Service over the next four years. I am certainly pleased to advise the member for Mandurah that the result in the Peel district for home burglary, which is at a 10-year low, is sensational. The member for Mandurah would certainly want to congratulate his burglary team in the Peel district because home burglary in the Peel district is down by 34.6 per cent for this financial year compared with the previous one. That is a tremendous result. [See paper 695.]
I thank the member for Mandurah for his question. Again I am able to report to the house that crime in Western Australia is on the decline. In fact, it is not just on the decline, because some categories of crime have hit a 10-year low. The government’s commitment to funding police and to increasing frontline policing continues to reap rewards. Compared with the statistics from the previous financial year, the latest crime statistics for the period to 30 June show a drop of almost six per cent - 14 200 fewer offences - in the total number of reported offences, which is a remarkable achievement. All three police regions have reported falls in the overall crime rate, together with significant improvements in the clearance rates for crime. Indeed, a 5.6 per cent improvement shows that our focus on the DNA program and high-profile police operations are certainly having an impact. Property offences across the state have fallen by 11 per cent. The biggest percentage fall in 10 years for burglary and car theft have been recorded. Home burglaries have fallen by over 20 per cent; so too have burglaries on industrial and commercial sites. Motor vehicle theft has fallen by almost 20 per cent. This is a great result. Other reductions in reported offences are testimony to the success of the government’s crime-fighting program. Non-aggravated robbery is down by 21.9 per cent, aggravated robbery is down by 8.8 per cent, theft has fallen by 10.5 per cent and graffiti is down by 9.8 per cent. The latest crime statistics also demonstrate the government’s focus on reducing domestic violence and child abuse as part of its response to the Gordon inquiry. The statistics show a 23.1 per cent increase in assault reports, but an analysis of that shows that it is almost solely in the area of domestic violence. The police family protection unit has issued more than 3 500 restraining orders since legislation came into effect on 1 January last year. Figures on the incidence of threatening behaviour have also increased significantly, partly due to the additional emphasis on domestic violence, but mainly because a recording improvement now shows all threatening behaviour offences and not just those committed against the Police Act. The Gallop government will continue to invest in the fight against crime. We are committed to recruiting an extra 350 police officers and 160 civilian officers to the Police Service over the next four years. I am certainly pleased to advise the member for Mandurah that the result in the Peel district for home burglary, which is at a 10-year low, is sensational. The member for Mandurah would certainly want to congratulate his burglary team in the Peel district because home burglary in the Peel district is down by 34.6 per cent for this financial year compared with the previous one. That is a tremendous result. [See paper 695.]
The Gallop government will continue to invest in the fight against crime. We are committed to recruiting an extra 350 police officers and 160 civilian officers to the Police Service over the next four years. I am certainly pleased to advise the member for Mandurah that the result in the Peel district for home burglary, which is at a 10-year low, is sensational. The member for Mandurah would certainly want to congratulate his burglary team in the Peel district because home burglary in the Peel district is down by 34.6 per cent for this financial year compared with the previous one. That is a tremendous result. [See paper 695.]
[See paper 695.]
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for Mandurah for his question. Again I am able to report to the house that crime in Western Australia is on the decline. In fact, it is not just on the decline, because some categories of crime have hit a 10-year low. The government’s commitment to funding police and to increasing frontline policing continues to reap rewards. Compared with the statistics from the previous financial year, the latest crime statistics for the period to 30 June show a drop of almost six per cent - 14 200 fewer offences - in the total number of reported offences, which is a remarkable achievement. All three police regions have reported falls in the overall crime rate, together with significant improvements in the clearance rates for crime. Indeed, a 5.6 per cent improvement shows that our focus on the DNA program and high-profile police operations are certainly having an impact. Property offences across the state have fallen by 11 per cent. The biggest percentage fall in 10 years for burglary and car theft have been recorded. Home burglaries have fallen by over 20 per cent; so too have burglaries on industrial and commercial sites. Motor vehicle theft has fallen by almost 20 per cent. This is a great result. Other reductions in reported offences are testimony to the success of the government’s crime-fighting program. Non-aggravated robbery is down by 21.9 per cent, aggravated robbery is down by 8.8 per cent, theft has fallen by 10.5 per cent and graffiti is down by 9.8 per cent. The latest crime statistics also demonstrate the government’s focus on reducing domestic violence and child abuse as part of its response to the Gordon inquiry. The statistics show a 23.1 per cent increase in assault reports, but an analysis of that shows that it is almost solely in the area of domestic violence. The police family protection unit has issued more than 3 500 restraining orders since legislation came into effect on 1 January last year. Figures on the incidence of threatening behaviour have also increased significantly, partly due to the additional emphasis on domestic violence, but mainly because a recording improvement now shows all threatening behaviour offences and not just those committed against the Police Act. The Gallop government will continue to invest in the fight against crime. We are committed to recruiting an extra 350 police officers and 160 civilian officers to the Police Service over the next four years. I am certainly pleased to advise the member for Mandurah that the result in the Peel district for home burglary, which is at a 10-year low, is sensational. The member for Mandurah would certainly want to congratulate his burglary team in the Peel district because home burglary in the Peel district is down by 34.6 per cent for this financial year compared with the previous one. That is a tremendous result. [See paper 695.]
I thank the member for Mandurah for his question. Again I am able to report to the house that crime in Western Australia is on the decline. In fact, it is not just on the decline, because some categories of crime have hit a 10-year low. The government’s commitment to funding police and to increasing frontline policing continues to reap rewards. Compared with the statistics from the previous financial year, the latest crime statistics for the period to 30 June show a drop of almost six per cent - 14 200 fewer offences - in the total number of reported offences, which is a remarkable achievement. All three police regions have reported falls in the overall crime rate, together with significant improvements in the clearance rates for crime. Indeed, a 5.6 per cent improvement shows that our focus on the DNA program and high-profile police operations are certainly having an impact. Property offences across the state have fallen by 11 per cent. The biggest percentage fall in 10 years for burglary and car theft have been recorded. Home burglaries have fallen by over 20 per cent; so too have burglaries on industrial and commercial sites. Motor vehicle theft has fallen by almost 20 per cent. This is a great result. Other reductions in reported offences are testimony to the success of the government’s crime-fighting program. Non-aggravated robbery is down by 21.9 per cent, aggravated robbery is down by 8.8 per cent, theft has fallen by 10.5 per cent and graffiti is down by 9.8 per cent. The latest crime statistics also demonstrate the government’s focus on reducing domestic violence and child abuse as part of its response to the Gordon inquiry. The statistics show a 23.1 per cent increase in assault reports, but an analysis of that shows that it is almost solely in the area of domestic violence. The police family protection unit has issued more than 3 500 restraining orders since legislation came into effect on 1 January last year. Figures on the incidence of threatening behaviour have also increased significantly, partly due to the additional emphasis on domestic violence, but mainly because a recording improvement now shows all threatening behaviour offences and not just those committed against the Police Act. The Gallop government will continue to invest in the fight against crime. We are committed to recruiting an extra 350 police officers and 160 civilian officers to the Police Service over the next four years. I am certainly pleased to advise the member for Mandurah that the result in the Peel district for home burglary, which is at a 10-year low, is sensational. The member for Mandurah would certainly want to congratulate his burglary team in the Peel district because home burglary in the Peel district is down by 34.6 per cent for this financial year compared with the previous one. That is a tremendous result. [See paper 695.]
The Gallop government will continue to invest in the fight against crime. We are committed to recruiting an extra 350 police officers and 160 civilian officers to the Police Service over the next four years. I am certainly pleased to advise the member for Mandurah that the result in the Peel district for home burglary, which is at a 10-year low, is sensational. The member for Mandurah would certainly want to congratulate his burglary team in the Peel district because home burglary in the Peel district is down by 34.6 per cent for this financial year compared with the previous one. That is a tremendous result. [See paper 695.]
[See paper 695.]
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