❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding curb crawling incidents in the Perth electorate, including arrest numbers, resource allocation, complaints, and estimated unreported incidents. The response provides data on arrests and complaints but indicates no dedicated FTEs and inability to estimate unreported incidents.
AnsweredQoN 6424Legislative Assembly
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In relation to incidents of detected curb crawling within the electorate of Perth, I ask:
(a) in each of the three years of the Barnett Government, how many curb-crawling arrests have been made under Western Australia’s excellent curb-crawling deterrence laws;
(b) how many Full Time Equivalents have been allocated monthly since the election of the Barnett Government to patrol and deter curb-crawling;
(c) how many complaints have been officially made to the Police and the Minister; and
(d) what percentage estimate do the Police attribute to complainants who do not bother to report the escalating incidents of curb-crawlers taking street-walkers to right-of-ways and car-parks within the electorate of Perth?
(a) in each of the three years of the Barnett Government, how many curb-crawling arrests have been made under Western Australia’s excellent curb-crawling deterrence laws;
(b) how many Full Time Equivalents have been allocated monthly since the election of the Barnett Government to patrol and deter curb-crawling;
(c) how many complaints have been officially made to the Police and the Minister; and
(d) what percentage estimate do the Police attribute to complainants who do not bother to report the escalating incidents of curb-crawlers taking street-walkers to right-of-ways and car-parks within the electorate of Perth?
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Answered
23 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
34 days
(a) The following number of persons were charged by police (arrest and summons) for Seeking a Prostitute in a Public Place in the electorate of Perth in each of the respective years:
· 6 September 2008 - 5 September 2009: 22
· 6 September 2009 - 5 September 2010: 5
· 6 September 2010 - 11 November 2011: 20
(b) WA Police do not have Full Time Equivalent positions solely dedicated to the role of patrolling and deterring persons seeking prostitutes.
(c) For the period 6 September 2008 to 10 November 2011 there are 51 Incident Management System (IMS) reports for offences relating to Seeking A Prostitute in a Public Place (Sections 5 and 6 of the Prostitution Act 2000) in the electorate of Perth.
(d) Police are unable to provide such an estimate.
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· 6 September 2008 - 5 September 2009: 22
· 6 September 2009 - 5 September 2010: 5
· 6 September 2010 - 11 November 2011: 20
(b) WA Police do not have Full Time Equivalent positions solely dedicated to the role of patrolling and deterring persons seeking prostitutes.
(c) For the period 6 September 2008 to 10 November 2011 there are 51 Incident Management System (IMS) reports for offences relating to Seeking A Prostitute in a Public Place (Sections 5 and 6 of the Prostitution Act 2000) in the electorate of Perth.
(d) Police are unable to provide such an estimate.
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