❓ Mrs. Harvey questions the Premier about under-resourced police districts despite increased police numbers, citing violent assaults against seniors. The Premier responds by highlighting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on police resource allocation and the previous government's record on assaults against seniors.
AnsweredQoN 608Legislative Assembly
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SENIORS —
ASSAULTS AGAINST
608. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. If
the Premier has increased police numbers by 300, why are 11 of our 15 police
districts drastically under-resourced and when will he commit to an increase to
address the spate of violent assaults against our vulnerable elderly people?
ASSAULTS AGAINST
608. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. If
the Premier has increased police numbers by 300, why are 11 of our 15 police
districts drastically under-resourced and when will he commit to an increase to
address the spate of violent assaults against our vulnerable elderly people?
AnswerView source ↗
I may have said ''police
officers'' before; I meant to say that assaults on Western Australian
seniors doubled during the term of the last government. Obviously, we have
increased the number of police officers but we have had to deal with a serious
pandemic, the greatest shock to the world's health in 100 years and
also the greatest shock to the world's economy in the last 90 years.
That has meant that we have had to use a range of resources to deal with those matters. I think most Western Australians
would understand that that has required significant police resources . We
had a range of police officers working on COVID, whether it was at the airport,
on the border, or in contact tracing teams, monitoring teams and the like.
Around 400 police officers have been working on that. That has obviously been a
major thing that our police force has had to deal with, and it has dealt with
it very well. I think most Western Australians would understand that in extreme
times, we need to use the resources of government to deal with these extreme
challenges that confront us, and that is what we have been doing.
officers'' before; I meant to say that assaults on Western Australian
seniors doubled during the term of the last government. Obviously, we have
increased the number of police officers but we have had to deal with a serious
pandemic, the greatest shock to the world's health in 100 years and
also the greatest shock to the world's economy in the last 90 years.
That has meant that we have had to use a range of resources to deal with those matters. I think most Western Australians
would understand that that has required significant police resources . We
had a range of police officers working on COVID, whether it was at the airport,
on the border, or in contact tracing teams, monitoring teams and the like.
Around 400 police officers have been working on that. That has obviously been a
major thing that our police force has had to deal with, and it has dealt with
it very well. I think most Western Australians would understand that in extreme
times, we need to use the resources of government to deal with these extreme
challenges that confront us, and that is what we have been doing.
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