❓ WA Parliamentary Question regarding vehicle-related crime at train stations/bus stops in 2014-15. The response highlights limitations in data collection and provides some specific figures on vehicle theft and overall offences by suburb.
AnsweredQoN 3255Legislative Council
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(1) In 2014-15, how many incidents were reported to Police at train stations/bus stops involving: (a) damage to vehicles; (b) vehicles stolen; and (c) theft from vehicles? (2) What was the sanction rate for the each category of offences in (1)? (3) In 2014-15, how many offences occurred at each of the following train stations: (a) Stirling; (b) Warwick; (c) Greenwood; (d) Whitfords; (e) Edgewater; (f) Clarkson; (g) Currambine; (h) Midland; (i) Fremantle; (j) Thornlie; (k) Bull Creek; (l) Murdoch; (m) Cockburn; (n) Rockingham; (o) Warnbro; (p) Mandurah; and (q) Kwinana? (4) For each train station in (3), how many of the offences in (1) were reported, and what was the sanction rate?
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Answered
12 August 2015
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police
Response time
57 days
All answers are for 1 July 2014 - 31 May 2015.
(1)
(a) It is not possible to differentiate damage to vehicles from other damage offences.
(b) 9 offences reported for vehicles stolen from a bus/train stop.
(c) It is not possible to differentiate theft from vehicles from other theft offences.
(2) Sanction rate for stolen vehicles from bus stop/train stop was 33.3 per cent.
(3) Offences occurring at either a train station or bus stop are recorded as 'bus stop/train stop' in the Incident Management System. Train stations are not identified as unique locations and are identified by the suburb where they are located.
From 1 July 2014 - 31 May 2015, the total number of verified offences that were reported as occurring at a bus/train stop in the suburbs where the following train stations are located were:
(a) Stirling
36
(b) Warwick
26
(c) Greenwood
17
(d) Whitfords
28
(e) Edgewater
22
(f) Clarkson
42
(g) Currambine
14
(h) Midland
28
(i) Fremantle
55
(j) Thornlie
23
(k) Bull Creek
29
(l) Murdoch
33
(m) Cockburn
15
(n) Rockingham
48
(o) Warnbro
33
(p) Mandurah
43
(q) Kwinana
25
(4) The sanction rate for motor vehicle theft offences that were reported from 1 July 2014 - 31 May 2015 as occurring at a bus/train stop in the localities where the following train stations are located were:
Station
Offence
Number of verified offences
Number of offences sanctioned
Sanction rate
Clarkson
Motor Vehicle Theft
2
1
50.0%
Edgewater
Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.0%
Mandurah
Motor Vehicle Theft
1
1
100.0%
Rockingham
Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.0%
Thornlie
Motor Vehicle Theft
1
1
100.0%
(1)
(a) It is not possible to differentiate damage to vehicles from other damage offences.
(b) 9 offences reported for vehicles stolen from a bus/train stop.
(c) It is not possible to differentiate theft from vehicles from other theft offences.
(2) Sanction rate for stolen vehicles from bus stop/train stop was 33.3 per cent.
(3) Offences occurring at either a train station or bus stop are recorded as 'bus stop/train stop' in the Incident Management System. Train stations are not identified as unique locations and are identified by the suburb where they are located.
From 1 July 2014 - 31 May 2015, the total number of verified offences that were reported as occurring at a bus/train stop in the suburbs where the following train stations are located were:
(a) Stirling
36
(b) Warwick
26
(c) Greenwood
17
(d) Whitfords
28
(e) Edgewater
22
(f) Clarkson
42
(g) Currambine
14
(h) Midland
28
(i) Fremantle
55
(j) Thornlie
23
(k) Bull Creek
29
(l) Murdoch
33
(m) Cockburn
15
(n) Rockingham
48
(o) Warnbro
33
(p) Mandurah
43
(q) Kwinana
25
(4) The sanction rate for motor vehicle theft offences that were reported from 1 July 2014 - 31 May 2015 as occurring at a bus/train stop in the localities where the following train stations are located were:
Station
Offence
Number of verified offences
Number of offences sanctioned
Sanction rate
Clarkson
Motor Vehicle Theft
2
1
50.0%
Edgewater
Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.0%
Mandurah
Motor Vehicle Theft
1
1
100.0%
Rockingham
Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.0%
Thornlie
Motor Vehicle Theft
1
1
100.0%
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