❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on police response to family and domestic violence (FDV) incidents, including dedicated resources, incident numbers, and arrests. The answer provides statistics on FDV incidents and outcomes over several years.
AnsweredQoN 396Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
POLICE — FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
396. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to family and domestic
violence incidents that have been attended by police.
(1) Does the Western Australia
Police Force have a dedicated family and domestic violence section?
(2) If yes, how many officers are
attached?
(3) How many FDV incidents were
attended in 2018–19; 2019–20 and 2020–21 to date?
(4) How many arrests were made each
year as a result of attending the incidents in (3)?
396. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to family and domestic
violence incidents that have been attended by police.
(1) Does the Western Australia
Police Force have a dedicated family and domestic violence section?
(2) If yes, how many officers are
attached?
(3) How many FDV incidents were
attended in 2018–19; 2019–20 and 2020–21 to date?
(4) How many arrests were made each
year as a result of attending the incidents in (3)?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I provide the
answer on behalf of the representative minister, who has been provided
with the information by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises as follows.
(1) Yes.
(2) All frontline officers can respond to family
violence matters. In addition, 90 officers are currently allocated to
family violence response teams and work with Department of Communities'
staff.
(3) There were 60 888 incidents in 2018–19; 59
922 in 2019–20; 58 571 in 2020–21; and 4 853 in the 2021–22 year to date.
(4) There were 16 754 outcomes in 2018–19; 16 682
in 2019–20; 16 098 in 2020–21; and 1 366 in the 2021–22 year to date.
The note at the bottom of the
answer says that the statistics are provisional and subject to revision.
thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I provide the
answer on behalf of the representative minister, who has been provided
with the information by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises as follows.
(1) Yes.
(2) All frontline officers can respond to family
violence matters. In addition, 90 officers are currently allocated to
family violence response teams and work with Department of Communities'
staff.
(3) There were 60 888 incidents in 2018–19; 59
922 in 2019–20; 58 571 in 2020–21; and 4 853 in the 2021–22 year to date.
(4) There were 16 754 outcomes in 2018–19; 16 682
in 2019–20; 16 098 in 2020–21; and 1 366 in the 2021–22 year to date.
The note at the bottom of the
answer says that the statistics are provisional and subject to revision.
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