❓ Hon. Adele Farina asks about arrest and conviction rates in specific police districts and towns in Western Australia between 2011-2013. The response provides arrest and charge data, but refers the conviction data request to the Attorney General.
AnsweredQoN 1361Legislative Council
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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1 at page 372, "Services and Key Efficiency Indicators", line item Regional and remote policing services, and ask: (a) how many arrests for criminal offences were made in each of the South West Police District, Peel Police District and Great Southern Police District in each of 2011, 2012 and 2013; (b) how many of those arrests resulted in convictions in each of 2011, 2012 and 2013; and (c) how many of those arrests and convictions occurred in Bunbury, Busselton, Margaret River and Manjimup in each of in each of 2011, 2012 and 2013?
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Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police
Response time
35 days
(a)
South West:
2011
2012
2013
Arrests
1,464
1,625
1,799
Charges
3,301
3,751
4,372
Peel:
2011
2012
2013
Arrests
1,412
1,574
1,721
Charges
3,436
3,645
4,019
Great Southern:
2011
2012
2013
Arrests
800
760
789
Charges
1,502
1,573
1,898
(b)
Western Australian Police do not retain this information and as such, the question should be referred to the Attorney General.
(c)
2011:
Bunbury
Busselton
Manjimup
Margaret River
Arrests
771
133
42
33
Charges
1,458
529
76
72
2012:
Bunbury
Busselton
Manjimup
Margaret River
Arrests
761
182
77
48
Charges
1,628
472
182
127
2013:
Bunbury
Busselton
Manjimup
Margaret River
Arrests
773
208
56
45
Charges
1,818
614
120
78
South West:
2011
2012
2013
Arrests
1,464
1,625
1,799
Charges
3,301
3,751
4,372
Peel:
2011
2012
2013
Arrests
1,412
1,574
1,721
Charges
3,436
3,645
4,019
Great Southern:
2011
2012
2013
Arrests
800
760
789
Charges
1,502
1,573
1,898
(b)
Western Australian Police do not retain this information and as such, the question should be referred to the Attorney General.
(c)
2011:
Bunbury
Busselton
Manjimup
Margaret River
Arrests
771
133
42
33
Charges
1,458
529
76
72
2012:
Bunbury
Busselton
Manjimup
Margaret River
Arrests
761
182
77
48
Charges
1,628
472
182
127
2013:
Bunbury
Busselton
Manjimup
Margaret River
Arrests
773
208
56
45
Charges
1,818
614
120
78
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