❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of missing, stolen, recovered, and located firearms in Western Australia between 2016 and 2018. The response provides a monthly breakdown of these figures, with caveats regarding data collection and interpretation.
AnsweredQoN 4380Legislative Assembly
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I
refer to firearms in Western Australia, and ask: (a) for each month of 2016 how many firearms were reported missing or stolen; (b) for each month of 2017 how many firearms were reported missing or stolen; (c) for each month of 2018 how many firearms were reported missing or stolen; (d) for each month of 2016 how many firearms were recovered or located; (e) for each month of 2017 how many firearms were recovered or located; and (f) for each month of 2018 how many firearms were recovered or located?
refer to firearms in Western Australia, and ask: (a) for each month of 2016 how many firearms were reported missing or stolen; (b) for each month of 2017 how many firearms were reported missing or stolen; (c) for each month of 2018 how many firearms were reported missing or stolen; (d) for each month of 2016 how many firearms were recovered or located; (e) for each month of 2017 how many firearms were recovered or located; and (f) for each month of 2018 how many firearms were recovered or located?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 March 2019
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
12 days
The Western Australian Police advise:
(a) 2016
Month
Total
January
52
February
33
March
40
April
27
May
37
June
67
July
34
August
51
September
49
October
79
November
50
December
40
(b) 2017
Month
Total
January
57
February
41
March
202
April
17
May
40
June
106
July
70
August
82
September
22
October
34
November
40
December
32
(c) 2018
Month
Total
January
27
February
33
March
41
April
42
May
82
June
54
July
39
August
56
September
73
October
61
November
88
December
44
(d) 2016
Month
Total
January
17
February
8
March
23
April
5
May
9
June
12
July
8
August
12
September
5
October
21
November
14
December
6
(e) 2017
Month
Total
January
11
February
6
March
46
April
3
May
10
June
14
July
18
August
13
September
20
October
4
November
7
December
8
(f) 2018
Month
Total
January
10
February
10
March
15
April
11
May
18
June
7
July
18
August
11
September
8
October
6
November
12
December
3
Caveats:
Figures are provisional and subject to revision.
Figures on the number of firearms are based on the Western Australian Police Force’s Incident Management System having recorded a property item with the property type of ‘firearm’ between 01 January 2016 and 31 December 2018 inclusive.
Figures of missing or stolen firearms refer to firearms which are recorded in the property class of ‘lost’ or ‘stolen’. Figures of recovered firearms are those recorded in the property class of ‘stolen’ and flagged as ‘recovered’. Figures of located firearms are those recorded in the property class of ‘found’.
‘Recovered’ and ‘Located’ firearms do not include the ‘Seized’ firearms. Firearms may be seized for:
Figures are based on the date the information, about the firearm, was received by police and does not necessarily mean the firearm was lost, stolen, found, or recovered during the same period. A firearm which has been found may not have an entry for when the firearm was lost, and similarly a lost firearm may not be found or reported to police as found.
Figures for the number of stolen firearms for a given period can be considerably higher where certain offences, such as commercial burglaries, have occurred.
(a) 2016
Month
Total
January
52
February
33
March
40
April
27
May
37
June
67
July
34
August
51
September
49
October
79
November
50
December
40
(b) 2017
Month
Total
January
57
February
41
March
202
April
17
May
40
June
106
July
70
August
82
September
22
October
34
November
40
December
32
(c) 2018
Month
Total
January
27
February
33
March
41
April
42
May
82
June
54
July
39
August
56
September
73
October
61
November
88
December
44
(d) 2016
Month
Total
January
17
February
8
March
23
April
5
May
9
June
12
July
8
August
12
September
5
October
21
November
14
December
6
(e) 2017
Month
Total
January
11
February
6
March
46
April
3
May
10
June
14
July
18
August
13
September
20
October
4
November
7
December
8
(f) 2018
Month
Total
January
10
February
10
March
15
April
11
May
18
June
7
July
18
August
11
September
8
October
6
November
12
December
3
Caveats:
Figures are provisional and subject to revision.
Figures on the number of firearms are based on the Western Australian Police Force’s Incident Management System having recorded a property item with the property type of ‘firearm’ between 01 January 2016 and 31 December 2018 inclusive.
Figures of missing or stolen firearms refer to firearms which are recorded in the property class of ‘lost’ or ‘stolen’. Figures of recovered firearms are those recorded in the property class of ‘stolen’ and flagged as ‘recovered’. Figures of located firearms are those recorded in the property class of ‘found’.
‘Recovered’ and ‘Located’ firearms do not include the ‘Seized’ firearms. Firearms may be seized for:
Figures are based on the date the information, about the firearm, was received by police and does not necessarily mean the firearm was lost, stolen, found, or recovered during the same period. A firearm which has been found may not have an entry for when the firearm was lost, and similarly a lost firearm may not be found or reported to police as found.
Figures for the number of stolen firearms for a given period can be considerably higher where certain offences, such as commercial burglaries, have occurred.
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