(1) What is the total number of Police Officers currently employed in Western Australia? (2) How many officers have been assaulted at work in each of the last five years in each of the following distr

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2 May 2006
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(1) What is the total number of Police Officers currently employed in Western Australia?
(2) How many officers have been assaulted at work in each of the last five years in each of the following districts in Western Australia -
(a) Central Metropolitan District;
(b) North West Metropolitan District;
(c) West Metropolitan District;
(d) East Metropolitan District;
(e) South East Metropolitan District;
(f) South Metropolitan District;
(g) Goldfields-Esperance District;
(h) Great Southern District;
(i) Kimberley District;
(j) Mid West-Gascoyne District;
(k) Peel District;
(l) Pilbara District;
(m) South West District; and
(n) Wheatbelt District.
(3) How many of the officers assaulted at work in each of the last five years in each of the districts referred to in (2) have -
(a) received minor injuries;
(b) received injuries requiring hospitalisation;
(c) received permanent injuries; or
(d) died as a result of the assault?
(4) How many of these assaults have resulted in an offender being charged in each of the districts referred to in (2) for each of the past five years?
(5) What is the average sentence given to offenders for assaults on police officers in each of the districts referred to in (2) for each of the past five years?

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Answered
18 May 2006
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
16 days
(b) North West Metropolitan District; (c) West Metropolitan District; (d) East Metropolitan District; (e) South East Metropolitan District; (f) South Metropolitan District; (g) Goldfields-Esperance District; (h) Great Southern District; (i) Kimberley District; (j) Mid West-Gascoyne District; (k) Peel District; (l) Pilbara District; (m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(c) West Metropolitan District; (d) East Metropolitan District; (e) South East Metropolitan District; (f) South Metropolitan District; (g) Goldfields-Esperance District; (h) Great Southern District; (i) Kimberley District; (j) Mid West-Gascoyne District; (k) Peel District; (l) Pilbara District; (m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(d) East Metropolitan District; (e) South East Metropolitan District; (f) South Metropolitan District; (g) Goldfields-Esperance District; (h) Great Southern District; (i) Kimberley District; (j) Mid West-Gascoyne District; (k) Peel District; (l) Pilbara District; (m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(e) South East Metropolitan District; (f) South Metropolitan District; (g) Goldfields-Esperance District; (h) Great Southern District; (i) Kimberley District; (j) Mid West-Gascoyne District; (k) Peel District; (l) Pilbara District; (m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(f) South Metropolitan District; (g) Goldfields-Esperance District; (h) Great Southern District; (i) Kimberley District; (j) Mid West-Gascoyne District; (k) Peel District; (l) Pilbara District; (m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(g) Goldfields-Esperance District; (h) Great Southern District; (i) Kimberley District; (j) Mid West-Gascoyne District; (k) Peel District; (l) Pilbara District; (m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(h) Great Southern District; (i) Kimberley District; (j) Mid West-Gascoyne District; (k) Peel District; (l) Pilbara District; (m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(i) Kimberley District; (j) Mid West-Gascoyne District; (k) Peel District; (l) Pilbara District; (m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(j) Mid West-Gascoyne District; (k) Peel District; (l) Pilbara District; (m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(k) Peel District; (l) Pilbara District; (m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(l) Pilbara District; (m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(m) South West District; and (n) Wheatbelt District.
(n) Wheatbelt District.
(b) received injuries requiring hospitalisation; (c) received permanent injuries; or (d) died as a result of the assault?
(c) received permanent injuries; or (d) died as a result of the assault?
(d) died as a result of the assault?
(2) - (4) The Western Australia Police Information Management System does not specifically store the victim's occupation when recording an incident. Western Australia Police records assaults under the category of "Assaulting a Public Officer". (5) WA Police does not collate this information.
(5) WA Police does not collate this information.

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