❓ Hon. P.G. Pendal asked about police response times to '000' calls in the Cannington District, but the Minister replied that this data was unavailable. The Minister acknowledged that more patrol cars *could* reduce response times, but also noted the broader impact on policing duties.
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(1) What is the average response time to '000' phone calls put to police stations in the Cannington District on weekdays? (2) What is the average response time to '000' phone calls put to police stations in the Cannington District on the weekend? (3) How do these response times compare to the response time averages for the previous year? (4) Could this response time be reduced by increasing the number of patrol cars on duty in the suburbs? Answered on 5 September 2000 The Minister
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5 September 2000
Response time
27 days
(1-3) The information sought in this question is not available due to the fact that there is no reporting infrastructure available to answer this question. (4) It is possible that increasing the number of police vehicles on duty would reduce police response times to reported incidents. It must be noted however, that the availability of additional vehicles would also increase police response to community policing issues, traffic management, targeted proactive patrolling and a range of other duties which are attended to by operational police officers.
(2) What is the average response time to '000' phone calls put to police stations in the Cannington District on the weekend? (3) How do these response times compare to the response time averages for the previous year? (4) Could this response time be reduced by increasing the number of patrol cars on duty in the suburbs? Answered on 5 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1-3) The information sought in this question is not available due to the fact that there is no reporting infrastructure available to answer this question. (4) It is possible that increasing the number of police vehicles on duty would reduce police response times to reported incidents. It must be noted however, that the availability of additional vehicles would also increase police response to community policing issues, traffic management, targeted proactive patrolling and a range of other duties which are attended to by operational police officers.
(3) How do these response times compare to the response time averages for the previous year? (4) Could this response time be reduced by increasing the number of patrol cars on duty in the suburbs? Answered on 5 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1-3) The information sought in this question is not available due to the fact that there is no reporting infrastructure available to answer this question. (4) It is possible that increasing the number of police vehicles on duty would reduce police response times to reported incidents. It must be noted however, that the availability of additional vehicles would also increase police response to community policing issues, traffic management, targeted proactive patrolling and a range of other duties which are attended to by operational police officers.
(4) Could this response time be reduced by increasing the number of patrol cars on duty in the suburbs? Answered on 5 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1-3) The information sought in this question is not available due to the fact that there is no reporting infrastructure available to answer this question. (4) It is possible that increasing the number of police vehicles on duty would reduce police response times to reported incidents. It must be noted however, that the availability of additional vehicles would also increase police response to community policing issues, traffic management, targeted proactive patrolling and a range of other duties which are attended to by operational police officers.
Answered on 5 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1-3) The information sought in this question is not available due to the fact that there is no reporting infrastructure available to answer this question. (4) It is possible that increasing the number of police vehicles on duty would reduce police response times to reported incidents. It must be noted however, that the availability of additional vehicles would also increase police response to community policing issues, traffic management, targeted proactive patrolling and a range of other duties which are attended to by operational police officers.
(2) What is the average response time to '000' phone calls put to police stations in the Cannington District on the weekend? (3) How do these response times compare to the response time averages for the previous year? (4) Could this response time be reduced by increasing the number of patrol cars on duty in the suburbs? Answered on 5 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1-3) The information sought in this question is not available due to the fact that there is no reporting infrastructure available to answer this question. (4) It is possible that increasing the number of police vehicles on duty would reduce police response times to reported incidents. It must be noted however, that the availability of additional vehicles would also increase police response to community policing issues, traffic management, targeted proactive patrolling and a range of other duties which are attended to by operational police officers.
(3) How do these response times compare to the response time averages for the previous year? (4) Could this response time be reduced by increasing the number of patrol cars on duty in the suburbs? Answered on 5 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1-3) The information sought in this question is not available due to the fact that there is no reporting infrastructure available to answer this question. (4) It is possible that increasing the number of police vehicles on duty would reduce police response times to reported incidents. It must be noted however, that the availability of additional vehicles would also increase police response to community policing issues, traffic management, targeted proactive patrolling and a range of other duties which are attended to by operational police officers.
(4) Could this response time be reduced by increasing the number of patrol cars on duty in the suburbs? Answered on 5 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1-3) The information sought in this question is not available due to the fact that there is no reporting infrastructure available to answer this question. (4) It is possible that increasing the number of police vehicles on duty would reduce police response times to reported incidents. It must be noted however, that the availability of additional vehicles would also increase police response to community policing issues, traffic management, targeted proactive patrolling and a range of other duties which are attended to by operational police officers.
Answered on 5 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1-3) The information sought in this question is not available due to the fact that there is no reporting infrastructure available to answer this question. (4) It is possible that increasing the number of police vehicles on duty would reduce police response times to reported incidents. It must be noted however, that the availability of additional vehicles would also increase police response to community policing issues, traffic management, targeted proactive patrolling and a range of other duties which are attended to by operational police officers.
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