❓ Mr Catania raises concerns about crime and antisocial behaviour in Carnarvon, requesting a specialist task force. The Minister defends the police force and highlights increased police numbers and resources, while also criticising the member's negative portrayal of the community.
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CRIME AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR — REGIONS
577. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Minister for Police:
I
refer to the unacceptable level of crime and antisocial behaviour across the
north west, particularly in Carnarvon. Many community members now live in fear
and are desperate for respite from repeated break-ins, burglaries and damage to
their property. Will the minister establish a specialist task force unit to
deal with out-of-control crime in Carnarvon?
577. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Minister for Police:
I
refer to the unacceptable level of crime and antisocial behaviour across the
north west, particularly in Carnarvon. Many community members now live in fear
and are desperate for respite from repeated break-ins, burglaries and damage to
their property. Will the minister establish a specialist task force unit to
deal with out-of-control crime in Carnarvon?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for his question.
It is similar to one he asked not long ago, and my response will be similar.
The member should reflect upon the nature and consequences of some of his
questions and the suggestions he makes about his wonderful community; they do
him no good. The community that he is talking about and that he is supposed to represent
is a great community. It is a wonderful community, and I visit it regularly. It
is served by some wonderful police officers. The police officers who work in
regional Western Australia do a magnificent job, and I would like to commend them. Again, I suggest that the member
reflect upon the consequences of his comments about their performance.
They are doing a wonderful job.
That aside, everyone knows that in
the previous term, this government embarked upon the biggest growth in police
numbers in the history of Western Australia—950 above attrition over
four years. That is 15 per cent growth. Many of those officers have already
gone to the regions and many more will go there after they graduate from the
academy, and they are graduating all the time. I attend graduations monthly, if
not more frequently, and the people of Western Australia can rest assured that
they are now better served by a wonderful police force than they ever have been
before, and that the police are better resourced than they ever have been
before.
It is similar to one he asked not long ago, and my response will be similar.
The member should reflect upon the nature and consequences of some of his
questions and the suggestions he makes about his wonderful community; they do
him no good. The community that he is talking about and that he is supposed to represent
is a great community. It is a wonderful community, and I visit it regularly. It
is served by some wonderful police officers. The police officers who work in
regional Western Australia do a magnificent job, and I would like to commend them. Again, I suggest that the member
reflect upon the consequences of his comments about their performance.
They are doing a wonderful job.
That aside, everyone knows that in
the previous term, this government embarked upon the biggest growth in police
numbers in the history of Western Australia—950 above attrition over
four years. That is 15 per cent growth. Many of those officers have already
gone to the regions and many more will go there after they graduate from the
academy, and they are graduating all the time. I attend graduations monthly, if
not more frequently, and the people of Western Australia can rest assured that
they are now better served by a wonderful police force than they ever have been
before, and that the police are better resourced than they ever have been
before.
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