❓ Hon Peter Foss asks detailed questions about break-in statistics in Baldivis since Feb 2001. The Police Service declines to provide street-level data due to resource constraints, but provides the total number of break-ins and offers to provide more detail if a specific issue is identified.
AnsweredQoN 1477Legislative Council
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(1) Since February 10 2001, how many houses have been broken into in the suburb of Baldivis?
(2) Are there any streets that have had more than two break-ins since that date?
(3) If so, what are those streets?
(4) How many break-ins were recorded in each street that has had more than two break-ins?
(5) What streets have recorded over that period of time more than -
(a) four break-ins; and
(b) six break-ins?
(2) Are there any streets that have had more than two break-ins since that date?
(3) If so, what are those streets?
(4) How many break-ins were recorded in each street that has had more than two break-ins?
(5) What streets have recorded over that period of time more than -
(a) four break-ins; and
(b) six break-ins?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 December 2003
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
22 days
(b) six break-ins?
With regard to providing the level of detail requested by the member, the Western Australia Police Service has provided the following response: “It is estimated that to provide the requested statistical information will take a minimum of seven hours per specific request. Given the costs and the imposition on police resources associated with the processing of this request, the Police Service is most reluctant to commit resources to this purpose, especially when those resources could be directed to supporting the many needs of operational police.” To fully answer all of the 28 similar questions asked by the Member would deprive frontline police officers of 196 hours of operational support. With respect to the suburb of Baldivis, the Police Service advise that there has been a total of 90 reported burglary offences pertaining to private dwellings between 10 February 2001 and 31 October 2003. If there is a particular issue pertaining to a particular suburb, I will request that the level of detail sought by the member is provided for that particular suburb, providing that the Police Service are satisfied the diversion of resources away from operational policing is not unreasonable.
“It is estimated that to provide the requested statistical information will take a minimum of seven hours per specific request. Given the costs and the imposition on police resources associated with the processing of this request, the Police Service is most reluctant to commit resources to this purpose, especially when those resources could be directed to supporting the many needs of operational police.” To fully answer all of the 28 similar questions asked by the Member would deprive frontline police officers of 196 hours of operational support. With respect to the suburb of Baldivis, the Police Service advise that there has been a total of 90 reported burglary offences pertaining to private dwellings between 10 February 2001 and 31 October 2003. If there is a particular issue pertaining to a particular suburb, I will request that the level of detail sought by the member is provided for that particular suburb, providing that the Police Service are satisfied the diversion of resources away from operational policing is not unreasonable.
To fully answer all of the 28 similar questions asked by the Member would deprive frontline police officers of 196 hours of operational support. With respect to the suburb of Baldivis, the Police Service advise that there has been a total of 90 reported burglary offences pertaining to private dwellings between 10 February 2001 and 31 October 2003. If there is a particular issue pertaining to a particular suburb, I will request that the level of detail sought by the member is provided for that particular suburb, providing that the Police Service are satisfied the diversion of resources away from operational policing is not unreasonable.
With respect to the suburb of Baldivis, the Police Service advise that there has been a total of 90 reported burglary offences pertaining to private dwellings between 10 February 2001 and 31 October 2003. If there is a particular issue pertaining to a particular suburb, I will request that the level of detail sought by the member is provided for that particular suburb, providing that the Police Service are satisfied the diversion of resources away from operational policing is not unreasonable.
If there is a particular issue pertaining to a particular suburb, I will request that the level of detail sought by the member is provided for that particular suburb, providing that the Police Service are satisfied the diversion of resources away from operational policing is not unreasonable.
With regard to providing the level of detail requested by the member, the Western Australia Police Service has provided the following response: “It is estimated that to provide the requested statistical information will take a minimum of seven hours per specific request. Given the costs and the imposition on police resources associated with the processing of this request, the Police Service is most reluctant to commit resources to this purpose, especially when those resources could be directed to supporting the many needs of operational police.” To fully answer all of the 28 similar questions asked by the Member would deprive frontline police officers of 196 hours of operational support. With respect to the suburb of Baldivis, the Police Service advise that there has been a total of 90 reported burglary offences pertaining to private dwellings between 10 February 2001 and 31 October 2003. If there is a particular issue pertaining to a particular suburb, I will request that the level of detail sought by the member is provided for that particular suburb, providing that the Police Service are satisfied the diversion of resources away from operational policing is not unreasonable.
“It is estimated that to provide the requested statistical information will take a minimum of seven hours per specific request. Given the costs and the imposition on police resources associated with the processing of this request, the Police Service is most reluctant to commit resources to this purpose, especially when those resources could be directed to supporting the many needs of operational police.” To fully answer all of the 28 similar questions asked by the Member would deprive frontline police officers of 196 hours of operational support. With respect to the suburb of Baldivis, the Police Service advise that there has been a total of 90 reported burglary offences pertaining to private dwellings between 10 February 2001 and 31 October 2003. If there is a particular issue pertaining to a particular suburb, I will request that the level of detail sought by the member is provided for that particular suburb, providing that the Police Service are satisfied the diversion of resources away from operational policing is not unreasonable.
To fully answer all of the 28 similar questions asked by the Member would deprive frontline police officers of 196 hours of operational support. With respect to the suburb of Baldivis, the Police Service advise that there has been a total of 90 reported burglary offences pertaining to private dwellings between 10 February 2001 and 31 October 2003. If there is a particular issue pertaining to a particular suburb, I will request that the level of detail sought by the member is provided for that particular suburb, providing that the Police Service are satisfied the diversion of resources away from operational policing is not unreasonable.
With respect to the suburb of Baldivis, the Police Service advise that there has been a total of 90 reported burglary offences pertaining to private dwellings between 10 February 2001 and 31 October 2003. If there is a particular issue pertaining to a particular suburb, I will request that the level of detail sought by the member is provided for that particular suburb, providing that the Police Service are satisfied the diversion of resources away from operational policing is not unreasonable.
If there is a particular issue pertaining to a particular suburb, I will request that the level of detail sought by the member is provided for that particular suburb, providing that the Police Service are satisfied the diversion of resources away from operational policing is not unreasonable.
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