Hon ED DERMER questions the findings of a review regarding crime activity following the closure of Hilton Police Station. Hon PETER COLLIER responds, citing reduced crime and increased efficiency due to realignment of police districts.

AnsweredQoN 999Legislative Council
Asked
14 October 2009
Portfolio
Police

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HILTON POLICE STATION — CLOSURE
I refer to the answer to question without notice 979 relating to the closure of Hilton Police Station. What did the review and analysis of crime activity find in respect to levels of reported crime, crime trends, antisocial behaviour, incident tasking and traffic conduct? Hon PETER COLLIER

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Hilton Police Station’s conversion to a day service centre in May 2007 was due to a reduction in crime and antisocial behaviour in the area and a management review of resource deployment efficiencies by management. There has been a realignment of the subdistrict boundaries for Fremantle, Palmyra and Murdoch Police Stations to increase the capacity of the south metropolitan district to provide a greater level of service and increased patrolling to the Hilton police subdistrict. The south metropolitan district is currently achieving agency-committed response times. The south metropolitan police district monitors crime trends on a daily and weekly basis through the tasking and coordinating group business process. In the year to date there has been a reduction in volume crime offences for the district and an increase of 25 per cent in committed traffic patrols.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Hilton Police Station’s conversion to a day service centre in May 2007 was due to a reduction in crime and antisocial behaviour in the area and a management review of resource deployment efficiencies by management. There has been a realignment of the subdistrict boundaries for Fremantle, Palmyra and Murdoch Police Stations to increase the capacity of the south metropolitan district to provide a greater level of service and increased patrolling to the Hilton police subdistrict. The south metropolitan district is currently achieving agency-committed response times. The south metropolitan police district monitors crime trends on a daily and weekly basis through the tasking and coordinating group business process. In the year to date there has been a reduction in volume crime offences for the district and an increase of 25 per cent in committed traffic patrols.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. Hilton Police Station’s conversion to a day service centre in May 2007 was due to a reduction in crime and antisocial behaviour in the area and a management review of resource deployment efficiencies by management. There has been a realignment of the subdistrict boundaries for Fremantle, Palmyra and Murdoch Police Stations to increase the capacity of the south metropolitan district to provide a greater level of service and increased patrolling to the Hilton police subdistrict. The south metropolitan district is currently achieving agency-committed response times. The south metropolitan police district monitors crime trends on a daily and weekly basis through the tasking and coordinating group business process. In the year to date there has been a reduction in volume crime offences for the district and an increase of 25 per cent in committed traffic patrols.
Hilton Police Station’s conversion to a day service centre in May 2007 was due to a reduction in crime and antisocial behaviour in the area and a management review of resource deployment efficiencies by management. There has been a realignment of the subdistrict boundaries for Fremantle, Palmyra and Murdoch Police Stations to increase the capacity of the south metropolitan district to provide a greater level of service and increased patrolling to the Hilton police subdistrict. The south metropolitan district is currently achieving agency-committed response times. The south metropolitan police district monitors crime trends on a daily and weekly basis through the tasking and coordinating group business process. In the year to date there has been a reduction in volume crime offences for the district and an increase of 25 per cent in committed traffic patrols.

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