❓ The Minister outlines the success of crime prevention partnerships between the state government and local governments, noting high participation rates and a focus on addressing specific issues like graffiti through collaborative efforts.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS — CRIME PREVENTION PARTNERSHIPS
Will the minister please advise the house of the number of local governments that have entered into crime prevention partnerships with the state government? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
Will the minister please advise the house of the number of local governments that have entered into crime prevention partnerships with the state government? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
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I thank the member for Wanneroo for her question. It is very pleasing to see the number of local government authorities, including the City of Wanneroo, that have now signed up to a crime prevention partnership with the state government. In fact, 129 of the 142 local government authorities in Western Australia are now participating in those community safety and crime prevention partnerships, with 105 plans having been received and 92 plans having been endorsed. These partnerships were initiated in 2004. As members would know, local government plays a big role in crime prevention. That may be by providing improvements in lighting, or recreational opportunities. In some cases, local governments even provide their own security patrols and closed-circuit television. The building of partnerships with the government through the Office of Crime Prevention and the police, and through local government, is producing results. That is reflected in the fact that over the past decade there has been a 19.5 per cent decrease in overall crime rates. That is the lowest in about a decade. All these elements work together. We will continue to work with local government on these partnerships. I was very pleased a couple of weeks ago to take part in the signing of a partnership agreement for the north metropolitan area. That agreement included the Cities of Wanneroo, Bayswater and Stirling. This particular crime prevention partnership will centre on graffiti rather than a broad range of maters, because that is clearly what those three councils wanted. Given that these councils are already doing a huge amount of work in this area, we did not see the need to do planning for crime prevention from the ground up. The Cities of Bayswater and Stirling were some of the first councils to put on their own patrols. These three councils want to target graffiti, and that is the basis for their crime prevention partnership. Mr J.B. D’Orazio interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I think the member for Ballajura may have been the mayor of the City of Bayswater when it took the lead in this area. The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for Wanneroo for her question. It is very pleasing to see the number of local government authorities, including the City of Wanneroo, that have now signed up to a crime prevention partnership with the state government. In fact, 129 of the 142 local government authorities in Western Australia are now participating in those community safety and crime prevention partnerships, with 105 plans having been received and 92 plans having been endorsed. These partnerships were initiated in 2004. As members would know, local government plays a big role in crime prevention. That may be by providing improvements in lighting, or recreational opportunities. In some cases, local governments even provide their own security patrols and closed-circuit television. The building of partnerships with the government through the Office of Crime Prevention and the police, and through local government, is producing results. That is reflected in the fact that over the past decade there has been a 19.5 per cent decrease in overall crime rates. That is the lowest in about a decade. All these elements work together. We will continue to work with local government on these partnerships. I was very pleased a couple of weeks ago to take part in the signing of a partnership agreement for the north metropolitan area. That agreement included the Cities of Wanneroo, Bayswater and Stirling. This particular crime prevention partnership will centre on graffiti rather than a broad range of maters, because that is clearly what those three councils wanted. Given that these councils are already doing a huge amount of work in this area, we did not see the need to do planning for crime prevention from the ground up. The Cities of Bayswater and Stirling were some of the first councils to put on their own patrols. These three councils want to target graffiti, and that is the basis for their crime prevention partnership. Mr J.B. D’Orazio interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I think the member for Ballajura may have been the mayor of the City of Bayswater when it took the lead in this area. The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
I thank the member for Wanneroo for her question. It is very pleasing to see the number of local government authorities, including the City of Wanneroo, that have now signed up to a crime prevention partnership with the state government. In fact, 129 of the 142 local government authorities in Western Australia are now participating in those community safety and crime prevention partnerships, with 105 plans having been received and 92 plans having been endorsed. These partnerships were initiated in 2004. As members would know, local government plays a big role in crime prevention. That may be by providing improvements in lighting, or recreational opportunities. In some cases, local governments even provide their own security patrols and closed-circuit television. The building of partnerships with the government through the Office of Crime Prevention and the police, and through local government, is producing results. That is reflected in the fact that over the past decade there has been a 19.5 per cent decrease in overall crime rates. That is the lowest in about a decade. All these elements work together. We will continue to work with local government on these partnerships. I was very pleased a couple of weeks ago to take part in the signing of a partnership agreement for the north metropolitan area. That agreement included the Cities of Wanneroo, Bayswater and Stirling. This particular crime prevention partnership will centre on graffiti rather than a broad range of maters, because that is clearly what those three councils wanted. Given that these councils are already doing a huge amount of work in this area, we did not see the need to do planning for crime prevention from the ground up. The Cities of Bayswater and Stirling were some of the first councils to put on their own patrols. These three councils want to target graffiti, and that is the basis for their crime prevention partnership. Mr J.B. D’Orazio interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I think the member for Ballajura may have been the mayor of the City of Bayswater when it took the lead in this area. The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
I was very pleased a couple of weeks ago to take part in the signing of a partnership agreement for the north metropolitan area. That agreement included the Cities of Wanneroo, Bayswater and Stirling. This particular crime prevention partnership will centre on graffiti rather than a broad range of maters, because that is clearly what those three councils wanted. Given that these councils are already doing a huge amount of work in this area, we did not see the need to do planning for crime prevention from the ground up. The Cities of Bayswater and Stirling were some of the first councils to put on their own patrols. These three councils want to target graffiti, and that is the basis for their crime prevention partnership. Mr J.B. D’Orazio interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I think the member for Ballajura may have been the mayor of the City of Bayswater when it took the lead in this area. The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
Mr J.B. D’Orazio interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I think the member for Ballajura may have been the mayor of the City of Bayswater when it took the lead in this area. The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I think the member for Ballajura may have been the mayor of the City of Bayswater when it took the lead in this area. The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for Wanneroo for her question. It is very pleasing to see the number of local government authorities, including the City of Wanneroo, that have now signed up to a crime prevention partnership with the state government. In fact, 129 of the 142 local government authorities in Western Australia are now participating in those community safety and crime prevention partnerships, with 105 plans having been received and 92 plans having been endorsed. These partnerships were initiated in 2004. As members would know, local government plays a big role in crime prevention. That may be by providing improvements in lighting, or recreational opportunities. In some cases, local governments even provide their own security patrols and closed-circuit television. The building of partnerships with the government through the Office of Crime Prevention and the police, and through local government, is producing results. That is reflected in the fact that over the past decade there has been a 19.5 per cent decrease in overall crime rates. That is the lowest in about a decade. All these elements work together. We will continue to work with local government on these partnerships. I was very pleased a couple of weeks ago to take part in the signing of a partnership agreement for the north metropolitan area. That agreement included the Cities of Wanneroo, Bayswater and Stirling. This particular crime prevention partnership will centre on graffiti rather than a broad range of maters, because that is clearly what those three councils wanted. Given that these councils are already doing a huge amount of work in this area, we did not see the need to do planning for crime prevention from the ground up. The Cities of Bayswater and Stirling were some of the first councils to put on their own patrols. These three councils want to target graffiti, and that is the basis for their crime prevention partnership. Mr J.B. D’Orazio interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I think the member for Ballajura may have been the mayor of the City of Bayswater when it took the lead in this area. The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
I thank the member for Wanneroo for her question. It is very pleasing to see the number of local government authorities, including the City of Wanneroo, that have now signed up to a crime prevention partnership with the state government. In fact, 129 of the 142 local government authorities in Western Australia are now participating in those community safety and crime prevention partnerships, with 105 plans having been received and 92 plans having been endorsed. These partnerships were initiated in 2004. As members would know, local government plays a big role in crime prevention. That may be by providing improvements in lighting, or recreational opportunities. In some cases, local governments even provide their own security patrols and closed-circuit television. The building of partnerships with the government through the Office of Crime Prevention and the police, and through local government, is producing results. That is reflected in the fact that over the past decade there has been a 19.5 per cent decrease in overall crime rates. That is the lowest in about a decade. All these elements work together. We will continue to work with local government on these partnerships. I was very pleased a couple of weeks ago to take part in the signing of a partnership agreement for the north metropolitan area. That agreement included the Cities of Wanneroo, Bayswater and Stirling. This particular crime prevention partnership will centre on graffiti rather than a broad range of maters, because that is clearly what those three councils wanted. Given that these councils are already doing a huge amount of work in this area, we did not see the need to do planning for crime prevention from the ground up. The Cities of Bayswater and Stirling were some of the first councils to put on their own patrols. These three councils want to target graffiti, and that is the basis for their crime prevention partnership. Mr J.B. D’Orazio interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I think the member for Ballajura may have been the mayor of the City of Bayswater when it took the lead in this area. The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
I was very pleased a couple of weeks ago to take part in the signing of a partnership agreement for the north metropolitan area. That agreement included the Cities of Wanneroo, Bayswater and Stirling. This particular crime prevention partnership will centre on graffiti rather than a broad range of maters, because that is clearly what those three councils wanted. Given that these councils are already doing a huge amount of work in this area, we did not see the need to do planning for crime prevention from the ground up. The Cities of Bayswater and Stirling were some of the first councils to put on their own patrols. These three councils want to target graffiti, and that is the basis for their crime prevention partnership. Mr J.B. D’Orazio interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I think the member for Ballajura may have been the mayor of the City of Bayswater when it took the lead in this area. The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
Mr J.B. D’Orazio interjected. Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I think the member for Ballajura may have been the mayor of the City of Bayswater when it took the lead in this area. The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE : I think the member for Ballajura may have been the mayor of the City of Bayswater when it took the lead in this area. The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
The government will be providing a $10 000 grant for planning, and $20 000 for identified priorities. Additional money will be provided to the City of Stirling, which will be taking on the role of educating people about the problem with graffiti. What is novel about this partnership approach to the targeting of graffiti is that these councils want to work with their communities and use education to encourage people to respond when graffiti occurs and ensure the clean-up of graffiti is more effective. They also want to target the perpetrators of this criminal vandalism and in that way try to cut off the problem of graffiti at its roots. I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
I certainly welcome the fact that almost 90 per cent of the local government authorities in Western Australia have signed up to this initiative. It is very pleasing that these three very large councils in the north metropolitan area are also partnering with the Office of Crime Prevention to make our community safer.
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