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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks to determine the change in police officer numbers in the Joondalup, Mindarie, and Wanneroo policing district since Labor took power in 2001. The answer provides current FTE numbers and highlights crime reduction statistics.

AnsweredQoN 3089Legislative Assembly

Asked

17 August 2004

Member

Mr M.J. Birney

Portfolio

Police and Emergency Services

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(1) How many Police officers (FTE positions) were working in the Policing district that takes in the suburbs of Joondalup, Mindarie and Wanneroo when Labor took power on 10 February 2001?
(2) How many Police officers (FTE's) are working in that same Police district now?

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Answered

26 November 2004

Responded by

Minister for Police and Emergency Services

Response time

101 days

(2) The Western Australia Police Service advise that the actual strength of the North West Metropolitan District is 266.6 Police Officer FTEs and 5 Aboriginal Police Liaison Officer FTEs at 31 October 2004. It is worthy of note that at 31 October 2004 the North West District was operating above its authorised strength. Officers of the North West Metropolitan Police District have also contributed to some impressive reductions in crime in their are with the latest crime statistics reporting a 20.2% reduction in reported offences and an 11.4% improvement in clearance rates.

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