❓ A parliamentary question regarding the WA CCTV strategy, specifically concerning claims about Noranda being a crime hotspot and the allocation of funds. The response clarifies the strategy's nature and funding distribution.
AnsweredQoN 653Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CCTV STRATEGY — JEREMY QUINN'S
COMMENTS
653. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the recent announcement
by the candidate for Perth Jeremy Quinn, committing $150 000 to the Noranda
shopping complex for improved lighting and closed-circuit television and his
claims that Noranda has been identified in the state CCTV strategy as a hotspot
for offences against the person.
(1) Where in the state CCTV strategy
is Noranda identified as a hotspot?
(2) Is the Western Australian CCTV
strategy list of hotspots publicly available?
(3) If no to (2),
will the minister provide the list of hotspots identified in the strategy so
far; and, if not, why not?
(4) Did the City
of Bayswater submit an expression of interest for funding under the strategy
for Noranda; and, if not, where did the city seek funding for?
(5) How much has
been spent on developing the strategy for each of the years 2013–14,
2014–15 and 2015–16?
(6) How much has been spent on
grants for each of the years 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16?
COMMENTS
653. Hon AMBER-JADE SANDERSON to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the recent announcement
by the candidate for Perth Jeremy Quinn, committing $150 000 to the Noranda
shopping complex for improved lighting and closed-circuit television and his
claims that Noranda has been identified in the state CCTV strategy as a hotspot
for offences against the person.
(1) Where in the state CCTV strategy
is Noranda identified as a hotspot?
(2) Is the Western Australian CCTV
strategy list of hotspots publicly available?
(3) If no to (2),
will the minister provide the list of hotspots identified in the strategy so
far; and, if not, why not?
(4) Did the City
of Bayswater submit an expression of interest for funding under the strategy
for Noranda; and, if not, where did the city seek funding for?
(5) How much has
been spent on developing the strategy for each of the years 2013–14,
2014–15 and 2015–16?
(6) How much has been spent on
grants for each of the years 2013–14, 2014–15 and 2015–16?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for
Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The state
CCTV strategy is a policy document and does not identify crime hotspots. The
strategy was the first step in delivering on the state government's
commitment to provide a framework for the implementation of an integrated state
CCTV network and to fund additional cameras in crime hotspots.
(2) The CCTV
strategy has not compiled a list of crime hotspots for this grant funding
round, but has created hotspot maps by geo-locating incident reports and police
attendances for targeted offences. As part of the application process, local
government authorities met with the relevant officers in charge to discuss
their proposed grant application.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) No. The City
of Bayswater's application targets an area surrounding the Bayswater
train station in the suburb of Bayswater.
(5) In 2013–14, it was $60 000;
in 2014–15, it was $309 000; and in 2015–16, it was $11 431.
(6) No funding
has been spent on grants from the state CCTV strategy infrastructure fund to
date. An amount of $5 million is allocated to local government authorities, and
successful applicants are currently completing a formal proposal of works
before funds are released.
Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The state
CCTV strategy is a policy document and does not identify crime hotspots. The
strategy was the first step in delivering on the state government's
commitment to provide a framework for the implementation of an integrated state
CCTV network and to fund additional cameras in crime hotspots.
(2) The CCTV
strategy has not compiled a list of crime hotspots for this grant funding
round, but has created hotspot maps by geo-locating incident reports and police
attendances for targeted offences. As part of the application process, local
government authorities met with the relevant officers in charge to discuss
their proposed grant application.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) No. The City
of Bayswater's application targets an area surrounding the Bayswater
train station in the suburb of Bayswater.
(5) In 2013–14, it was $60 000;
in 2014–15, it was $309 000; and in 2015–16, it was $11 431.
(6) No funding
has been spent on grants from the state CCTV strategy infrastructure fund to
date. An amount of $5 million is allocated to local government authorities, and
successful applicants are currently completing a formal proposal of works
before funds are released.
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