❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister for Police regarding a perceived decline in the sanction rate for crimes against a person in the metropolitan area, based on figures from the police website. The Minister refutes the claim, citing changes in measurement methods and legislative requirements.
AnsweredQoN 176Legislative Assembly
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POLICE — SANCTION RATES
176. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for Police:
I ask a supplementary question.
Given that the police website shows that the sanction rate in the metropolitan
area for crimes against a person was just 45.3 per cent in 2012–13,
compared to 81.7 per cent in 2008–09, are far fewer people not getting
caught for serious crimes against a person than they were just four or five
years ago?
176. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for Police:
I ask a supplementary question.
Given that the police website shows that the sanction rate in the metropolitan
area for crimes against a person was just 45.3 per cent in 2012–13,
compared to 81.7 per cent in 2008–09, are far fewer people not getting
caught for serious crimes against a person than they were just four or five
years ago?
AnswerView source ↗
No, that is incorrect.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts : You don't know what the figures are, but it's
not right!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : The member should have listened to the response I just gave
her. We have changed the way that we measure the sanction rate. Legislative
requirements have meant that police are required to present their evidence
briefs to the courts. The member is completely incorrect. It is a very
simplistic way of trying to interpret the sanction rate. I think the member for
Midland knows that because she used to be the Minister for Police.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts : You don't know what the figures are, but it's
not right!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : The member should have listened to the response I just gave
her. We have changed the way that we measure the sanction rate. Legislative
requirements have meant that police are required to present their evidence
briefs to the courts. The member is completely incorrect. It is a very
simplistic way of trying to interpret the sanction rate. I think the member for
Midland knows that because she used to be the Minister for Police.
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