❓ This parliamentary question seeks data on shoplifting charges and Criminal Code Infringement Notices (CCINs) issued in Western Australia for 2019 and 2020. The response provides figures for both charges and CCINs, noting the data is provisional.
AnsweredQoN 6446Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the crime of shoplifting as per the Criminal Code and ask: (a) how many people were charged with shoplifting in 2019; (b) how many people were charged with shoplifting year to date 2020; and (c) how many Criminal Code Infringement Notices (CCINs) were issued for stealing in 2019 and 2020?
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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) 2687.
(b) 1871 to 5 October 2020.
(c) In 2019, 1,965; and in 2020 to 13 October, 1,178.
Statistics are provisional and subject to revision. Criminal Code Act 1913 (WA) section 371 defines the offence of stealing and section 378 defines the penalties for stealing. No section of the Criminal Code specifies shoplifting as a separate offence. A count of unique persons processed by police for shoplifting offences with a processed offender outcome of ‘arrest’ or ‘summonsed’ has been provided.
(a) 2687.
(b) 1871 to 5 October 2020.
(c) In 2019, 1,965; and in 2020 to 13 October, 1,178.
Statistics are provisional and subject to revision. Criminal Code Act 1913 (WA) section 371 defines the offence of stealing and section 378 defines the penalties for stealing. No section of the Criminal Code specifies shoplifting as a separate offence. A count of unique persons processed by police for shoplifting offences with a processed offender outcome of ‘arrest’ or ‘summonsed’ has been provided.
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