A parliamentary question seeks information on police staffing levels and police-to-population ratios in the Joondalup Police District and Western Australia overall. The answer provides specific figures for authorised strength, actual employment, and ratios.

AnsweredQoN 2114Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 October 2003
Portfolio
Police and Emergency Services

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(1) What is the ‘authorised’ strength of the Joondalup Police Service district?
(2) What is the current strength of each Joondalup Police Service district?
(3) What is the police to population ratio for Western Australia?
(4) What is the police to population ratio for the Joondalup district?

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Answered
4 December 2003
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
51 days
(1) The authorised strength for the North West Metropolitan (Joondalup) Police District was 264 sworn officer positions as at 31 August 2003. This figure also includes Aboriginal Police Liaison Officers (APLOS). (2) The Actual Employment Level (FTE) was 294.50 sworn FTEs as at 31 August 2003. (3) The current police to population ratio for Western Australia is 1:390. Police to population rations for metropolitan and regional Western Australia are as follows. Metropolitan Region 1:648 Southern Region 1:509 North Eastern Region 1:264 (4) The current police to population ratio in the North West Metropolitan Police District is 1:929.
(2) The Actual Employment Level (FTE) was 294.50 sworn FTEs as at 31 August 2003. (3) The current police to population ratio for Western Australia is 1:390. Police to population rations for metropolitan and regional Western Australia are as follows. Metropolitan Region 1:648 Southern Region 1:509 North Eastern Region 1:264 (4) The current police to population ratio in the North West Metropolitan Police District is 1:929.
(3) The current police to population ratio for Western Australia is 1:390. Police to population rations for metropolitan and regional Western Australia are as follows. Metropolitan Region 1:648 Southern Region 1:509 North Eastern Region 1:264 (4) The current police to population ratio in the North West Metropolitan Police District is 1:929.
(4) The current police to population ratio in the North West Metropolitan Police District is 1:929.

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