❓ Mr. Alban inquires about the results of the Midland CBD police team. The Minister reports significant reductions in crime and antisocial behaviour, attributing it to focused resource allocation and partnerships with local businesses.
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POLICE —
MIDLAND CBD TEAM
521. Mr F.A. ALBAN to the
Minister for Police:
Before I ask my question, I acknowledge, on behalf of the
member for Balcatta, the deputy principals and student parliamentarians in the
gallery from West Balcatta Primary School.
Can the minister please update the house on the recent
results from the formation of the Midland central business district team in WA
Police?
MIDLAND CBD TEAM
521. Mr F.A. ALBAN to the
Minister for Police:
Before I ask my question, I acknowledge, on behalf of the
member for Balcatta, the deputy principals and student parliamentarians in the
gallery from West Balcatta Primary School.
Can the minister please update the house on the recent
results from the formation of the Midland central business district team in WA
Police?
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I thank the member for Swan Hills for the question and his
interest in these matters. I am really pleased to inform the house that there
has been a noticeable reduction in antisocial behaviour in the Midland CBD, and
the complaints from the community to the precinct have fallen dramatically.
This is a direct result of the Midland Police Station realigning its existing
resources to concentrate in a focused effort on the Midland CBD, including at
Midland Gate Shopping Centre, Centrepoint Midland and the Midland train
station. The initiative is focused on reducing the demand for police services,
preventing crime and, obviously, managing antisocial behaviour. The results
speak for themselves. We have had a 12 per cent decrease in all crime
throughout Midland in the past six months. This daily partnership that the
local policing team has formed with the businesses in the Midland CBD has been
really welcomed by those business owners, and that has allowed the police to
react to the local community and business issues in a timely manner, and that
has improved dramatically the community confidence in the policing effort in
Midland.
I am really pleased the member for Swan Hills asked this
question, and I am very pleased to congratulate those police officers, given
the excellent results they have achieved. I will place the results on the record
because the team out there is really awesome. The statistics for the Midland
CBD from 1 October 2013 to 1 April 2014 speak for themselves: burglary is down
by 39 per cent; motor vehicle theft is down by 38 per cent; theft is down by 14
per cent; damage is down by 22 per cent; disorderly conduct is down by a
massive 58 per cent; threatening behaviour is down by 12 per cent; non-domestic
assault is down by 19 per cent; and the total number of reported offences is
down by 19 per cent.
Those local policing teams were formed in response to the
Frontline 2020 initiative. The team members at Midland thought they could
undertake the program now, and in keeping with those Frontline 2020 principles,
have formed that local team and are already starting to have a tremendous
impact on community confidence in the Midland CBD area, so we are really
pleased about that. Shortly, we will be rolling out our local policing
Frontline 2020 model in the Midland precinct, which will see Midland and Perth
districts merge, and we will see the expansion of our resources in that area to
ensure that we can spread this tremendous law enforcement initiative throughout
the entire metropolitan region.
interest in these matters. I am really pleased to inform the house that there
has been a noticeable reduction in antisocial behaviour in the Midland CBD, and
the complaints from the community to the precinct have fallen dramatically.
This is a direct result of the Midland Police Station realigning its existing
resources to concentrate in a focused effort on the Midland CBD, including at
Midland Gate Shopping Centre, Centrepoint Midland and the Midland train
station. The initiative is focused on reducing the demand for police services,
preventing crime and, obviously, managing antisocial behaviour. The results
speak for themselves. We have had a 12 per cent decrease in all crime
throughout Midland in the past six months. This daily partnership that the
local policing team has formed with the businesses in the Midland CBD has been
really welcomed by those business owners, and that has allowed the police to
react to the local community and business issues in a timely manner, and that
has improved dramatically the community confidence in the policing effort in
Midland.
I am really pleased the member for Swan Hills asked this
question, and I am very pleased to congratulate those police officers, given
the excellent results they have achieved. I will place the results on the record
because the team out there is really awesome. The statistics for the Midland
CBD from 1 October 2013 to 1 April 2014 speak for themselves: burglary is down
by 39 per cent; motor vehicle theft is down by 38 per cent; theft is down by 14
per cent; damage is down by 22 per cent; disorderly conduct is down by a
massive 58 per cent; threatening behaviour is down by 12 per cent; non-domestic
assault is down by 19 per cent; and the total number of reported offences is
down by 19 per cent.
Those local policing teams were formed in response to the
Frontline 2020 initiative. The team members at Midland thought they could
undertake the program now, and in keeping with those Frontline 2020 principles,
have formed that local team and are already starting to have a tremendous
impact on community confidence in the Midland CBD area, so we are really
pleased about that. Shortly, we will be rolling out our local policing
Frontline 2020 model in the Midland precinct, which will see Midland and Perth
districts merge, and we will see the expansion of our resources in that area to
ensure that we can spread this tremendous law enforcement initiative throughout
the entire metropolitan region.
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