Question regarding the number of assaults against seniors recorded in Western Australia in 2020, broken down by metropolitan Perth and regional WA. The WA Police Force provided the requested statistics.

AnsweredQoN 6450Legislative Assembly
Asked
8 October 2020
Portfolio
Police; Road Safety

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I refer to statistics on assaults against seniors, and ask: (a) how many cases of assaults against seniors have been recorded to date in 2020; and (b) what was the breakdown of these statistics between metropolitan Perth and regional
Western Australia?

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Answered
4 December 2020
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
16 days
The Western Australia Police Force advise:
(a) 610.
(b) 472 in the Metropolitan Region and 138 in Regional WA.
Notes:

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