❓ A parliamentary question regarding public safety on public transport at night, particularly in light of the upcoming Mandurah rail link. The government responds by highlighting safety measures and questioning the validity of the initial survey.
AnsweredQoN 840Legislative Council
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In the last month’s Budget, a Government Survey revealed that just 17% of people felt safe on Public Transport at night.
The Western Australian
published on Tuesday, June 10 2003 quoted that ‘The State Government and Police Service are aiming to make only one in four West Australians feel safe on public transport at night by the end of the year’ -
(1) This danger may be perception rather than fact, but what is the Government doing to change this public outlook?
(2) Billions of dollars are being spent on the rail link between Mandurah and Perth; can the Minister explain why the public should use this facility when it is completed if they feel endangered when doing so?
The Western Australian
published on Tuesday, June 10 2003 quoted that ‘The State Government and Police Service are aiming to make only one in four West Australians feel safe on public transport at night by the end of the year’ -
(1) This danger may be perception rather than fact, but what is the Government doing to change this public outlook?
(2) Billions of dollars are being spent on the rail link between Mandurah and Perth; can the Minister explain why the public should use this facility when it is completed if they feel endangered when doing so?
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Answered
12 August 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
61 days
The Donovan Survey conducted in 2003 indicated that the following percentage of passengers “always or usually feel safe”: - 96% on board trains during the day - 73% on board trains during the night - 90% at stations during the day and - 59% at stations during the night The survey which quoted only 17% feeling safe on public transport at night was clearly at odds with the professional survey conducted for Transperth by Donovan Research, and is also at odds with Western Australian Government Railways Commission’s experience in operating the trains. This disparity is being investigated and appears to be at least partly based on the sample not being limited to those who use public transport. This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
- 96% on board trains during the day - 73% on board trains during the night - 90% at stations during the day and - 59% at stations during the night The survey which quoted only 17% feeling safe on public transport at night was clearly at odds with the professional survey conducted for Transperth by Donovan Research, and is also at odds with Western Australian Government Railways Commission’s experience in operating the trains. This disparity is being investigated and appears to be at least partly based on the sample not being limited to those who use public transport. This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
- 73% on board trains during the night - 90% at stations during the day and - 59% at stations during the night The survey which quoted only 17% feeling safe on public transport at night was clearly at odds with the professional survey conducted for Transperth by Donovan Research, and is also at odds with Western Australian Government Railways Commission’s experience in operating the trains. This disparity is being investigated and appears to be at least partly based on the sample not being limited to those who use public transport. This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
- 90% at stations during the day and - 59% at stations during the night The survey which quoted only 17% feeling safe on public transport at night was clearly at odds with the professional survey conducted for Transperth by Donovan Research, and is also at odds with Western Australian Government Railways Commission’s experience in operating the trains. This disparity is being investigated and appears to be at least partly based on the sample not being limited to those who use public transport. This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
- 59% at stations during the night The survey which quoted only 17% feeling safe on public transport at night was clearly at odds with the professional survey conducted for Transperth by Donovan Research, and is also at odds with Western Australian Government Railways Commission’s experience in operating the trains. This disparity is being investigated and appears to be at least partly based on the sample not being limited to those who use public transport. This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
The survey which quoted only 17% feeling safe on public transport at night was clearly at odds with the professional survey conducted for Transperth by Donovan Research, and is also at odds with Western Australian Government Railways Commission’s experience in operating the trains. This disparity is being investigated and appears to be at least partly based on the sample not being limited to those who use public transport. This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
(2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
- 96% on board trains during the day - 73% on board trains during the night - 90% at stations during the day and - 59% at stations during the night The survey which quoted only 17% feeling safe on public transport at night was clearly at odds with the professional survey conducted for Transperth by Donovan Research, and is also at odds with Western Australian Government Railways Commission’s experience in operating the trains. This disparity is being investigated and appears to be at least partly based on the sample not being limited to those who use public transport. This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
- 73% on board trains during the night - 90% at stations during the day and - 59% at stations during the night The survey which quoted only 17% feeling safe on public transport at night was clearly at odds with the professional survey conducted for Transperth by Donovan Research, and is also at odds with Western Australian Government Railways Commission’s experience in operating the trains. This disparity is being investigated and appears to be at least partly based on the sample not being limited to those who use public transport. This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
- 90% at stations during the day and - 59% at stations during the night The survey which quoted only 17% feeling safe on public transport at night was clearly at odds with the professional survey conducted for Transperth by Donovan Research, and is also at odds with Western Australian Government Railways Commission’s experience in operating the trains. This disparity is being investigated and appears to be at least partly based on the sample not being limited to those who use public transport. This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
- 59% at stations during the night The survey which quoted only 17% feeling safe on public transport at night was clearly at odds with the professional survey conducted for Transperth by Donovan Research, and is also at odds with Western Australian Government Railways Commission’s experience in operating the trains. This disparity is being investigated and appears to be at least partly based on the sample not being limited to those who use public transport. This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
The survey which quoted only 17% feeling safe on public transport at night was clearly at odds with the professional survey conducted for Transperth by Donovan Research, and is also at odds with Western Australian Government Railways Commission’s experience in operating the trains. This disparity is being investigated and appears to be at least partly based on the sample not being limited to those who use public transport. This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
This Government has had a recruitment program for additional Transit Guards and in August will achieve its aim of having a Transit Guard on every train. Additionally, this Government has established a 50 member Police Transit group to assist WAGRC to address the issue of safety. In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
In relation to Transperth bus services and bus stations, there are 665 security officer hours allocated to bus station security on a weekly basis. While actual coverage at any individual station varies from time to time dependant on behaviour issues, “hot spots”, etc, a number of bus stations are covered during daylight hours. Transperth also provides some mobile private security patrols to deal with particular “hot spots” as they arise. Mobile patrols were at one point an ad hoc response, however due to a growing number of rock throwing incidents in June 2002, mobile patrols are now provided as a standing arrangement on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
Additionally, should Transperth bus companies identify a specific spate of incidents or wish to “ramp up” security for school holiday periods, then a joint funding arrangement is offered for the provision of additional mobile security patrols. Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
Beyond the above, static security officer arrangements at bus stations and mobile security patrols on some nights, Secureforce also provide an operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week to staff a CCTV monitoring centre. This centre located at the Busport, can view all of the security CCTV’s which are located at all major bus stations and bus park n ride areas. The operator at this centre can coordinate the activities of security officers on the ground and call emergency response if necessary. The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
The Government will be taking steps in future to promote these improvements to public transport safety. (2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
(2) This Government through its action in funding the provision of a Transit Guard on every train is proactively managing a tangible increase in the safety measures applied to train travel. The Transit Guard strategy is being complemented by the extensive application of technology, including CCTV monitoring at all stations, the establishment of ‘safe zones’ on all stations, the installation of monitored emergency alarms at all stations, the creation of a central monitoring facility for the coordination of response to calls for assistance, public address at all stations and installation of secured car park arrangements. This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
This Government will apply the same extensive treatments to the Mandurah line.
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