❓ Provides statistics on assaults against seniors in WA between January 1 and October 17, 2018, broken down by metropolitan/regional areas, Perth regions, and type of assault (violent crime vs. elder abuse).
AnsweredQoN 4290Legislative Assembly
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I refer the Minister to
statistics on assaults against seniors in 2018, and ask: (a) how many cases of assaults against seniors have been
recorded as of 17 October; (b) what is the breakdown of these statistics between
metropolitan Perth and regional Western Australia; (c) within the Perth boundary, what are the statistics for
the north, south, east and west metropolitan regions; and (d) of the cases reported this year, how many were violent
crimes and how many were elder abuse?
statistics on assaults against seniors in 2018, and ask: (a) how many cases of assaults against seniors have been
recorded as of 17 October; (b) what is the breakdown of these statistics between
metropolitan Perth and regional Western Australia; (c) within the Perth boundary, what are the statistics for
the north, south, east and west metropolitan regions; and (d) of the cases reported this year, how many were violent
crimes and how many were elder abuse?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 February 2019
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
12 days
The Western Australian Police Force advised the following:
Metropolitan - Police Districts
Number of offences
Armadale
37
Cannington
44
Fremantle
48
Joondalup
51
Mandurah
52
Midland
59
Mirrabooka
58
Perth
33
Grand Total
382
(d). The below table displays a breakdown of assault offences against seniors (aged 66 years and over).
Assault offence sub-type
Elder abuse
Total
Assault Police Officer
0
1
Common Assault (Family)
32
181
Common Assault (Non-Family)
29
181
Serious Assault (Family)
13
45
Serious Assault (Non-Family)
7
92
Grand Total
81
500
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Figures are of 'Assault Offences' reported to or becoming known to police between 01 January 2018 and 17 October 2018, inclusive, that do not have an Offence Outcome Status Code of: 'No Criminal Offence', 'Offence Substituted', or 'False Report'. The number of Recorded Offences in the attached tables were not necessarily committed in the period indicated.
The offence type ‘Assault’ excludes duplicated and facilitation offences. These counting rules are based on Australian Bureau of Statistics recommendations and aim to align the WA Police Force with national standards as per the National Crime Recording Standard (2008).
‘Seniors’ have been defined as persons aged 66 years and over.
Figures may exclude offences recorded against Acts and/or Statutes that have only recently been made available for use in the Incident Management System, and are therefore pending incorporation in reporting processes. For example – where new or amended legislation has created an offence
Metropolitan - Police Districts
Number of offences
Armadale
37
Cannington
44
Fremantle
48
Joondalup
51
Mandurah
52
Midland
59
Mirrabooka
58
Perth
33
Grand Total
382
(d). The below table displays a breakdown of assault offences against seniors (aged 66 years and over).
Assault offence sub-type
Elder abuse
Total
Assault Police Officer
0
1
Common Assault (Family)
32
181
Common Assault (Non-Family)
29
181
Serious Assault (Family)
13
45
Serious Assault (Non-Family)
7
92
Grand Total
81
500
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Figures are of 'Assault Offences' reported to or becoming known to police between 01 January 2018 and 17 October 2018, inclusive, that do not have an Offence Outcome Status Code of: 'No Criminal Offence', 'Offence Substituted', or 'False Report'. The number of Recorded Offences in the attached tables were not necessarily committed in the period indicated.
The offence type ‘Assault’ excludes duplicated and facilitation offences. These counting rules are based on Australian Bureau of Statistics recommendations and aim to align the WA Police Force with national standards as per the National Crime Recording Standard (2008).
‘Seniors’ have been defined as persons aged 66 years and over.
Figures may exclude offences recorded against Acts and/or Statutes that have only recently been made available for use in the Incident Management System, and are therefore pending incorporation in reporting processes. For example – where new or amended legislation has created an offence
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