❓ I refer to the graph tabled by the Attorney General on 21 September 2011 (Tabled Paper no. 3898) headed Prison Population and reported Crime in Western Australia: 5 year snapshot and I ask: (a) what a
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I refer to the graph tabled by the Attorney General on 21 September 2011 (Tabled Paper no. 3898) headed
Prison Population and reported Crime in Western Australia: 5 year snapshot
and I ask:
(a) what are the so-called selected offences used in this graph;
(b) what is the rationale for excluding offences; and
(c) what are the respective reasons attributed to spikes occurring in reported crime for the months June 2009, November 2009, February 2010, April 2010, December 2010 and February 2011?
Prison Population and reported Crime in Western Australia: 5 year snapshot
and I ask:
(a) what are the so-called selected offences used in this graph;
(b) what is the rationale for excluding offences; and
(c) what are the respective reasons attributed to spikes occurring in reported crime for the months June 2009, November 2009, February 2010, April 2010, December 2010 and February 2011?
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1 November 2011
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(a) The graph utilises the offences used by WA Police in their published crime statistics, including:
- homicide
- sexual assaults (historical and non historical)
- assaults (domestic and non domestic)
- threatening behaviour
- deprivation of liberty
- robberies (business and personal)
- burglaries (dwelling and non dwelling)
- vehicle theft
- theft
- arson
- property damage
(b) To ensure consistency and ease of comprehension, the graph includes all offences which are utilised in the WA Police measure as reported/verified offences. WA Police's rationale for including or excluding offences within this measure are set out in the 2010/11 WA Police Annual Report.
(c) I have not sought to attribute a specific reason to specific changes in reported crime from one month to the next. As a general proposition there appears to be a seasonal increase in reported crime during the summer months, however changes in overall reported crime are most discernable through considering a trend over a period of time. In respect of 2009/10 in its entirety, the lower overall figures coincide with a higher overall prison population.
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- homicide
- sexual assaults (historical and non historical)
- assaults (domestic and non domestic)
- threatening behaviour
- deprivation of liberty
- robberies (business and personal)
- burglaries (dwelling and non dwelling)
- vehicle theft
- theft
- arson
- property damage
(b) To ensure consistency and ease of comprehension, the graph includes all offences which are utilised in the WA Police measure as reported/verified offences. WA Police's rationale for including or excluding offences within this measure are set out in the 2010/11 WA Police Annual Report.
(c) I have not sought to attribute a specific reason to specific changes in reported crime from one month to the next. As a general proposition there appears to be a seasonal increase in reported crime during the summer months, however changes in overall reported crime are most discernable through considering a trend over a period of time. In respect of 2009/10 in its entirety, the lower overall figures coincide with a higher overall prison population.
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