❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding vehicle impoundment statistics related to hooning offences from 2015-2019. Provides data on impoundment numbers, offence breakdowns, driver demographics, and vehicle return rates.
AnsweredQoN 6114Legislative Assembly
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I refer to hooning vehicles for each of the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, and ask: (a) How many cars have been impounded by Police: (i) At current date, how many vehicles are currently impounded; (b) What is the breakdown of first, second and third offences; (c) Of vehicles impounded by Police, how many belonged to a P-plater; (d) How many of these were being driven by people under the age of 17; (e) How many were instances of someone driving while disqualified; (f) How many were instances of someone driving while under suspension; (g) How many instances where the vehicle impounded was not being driven by the owner; and (h) In each year, how many of the impounded vehicles were not returned to their own?
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Answered
18 June 2020
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
10 days
The West Australian Police Force advise
a) In 2015, 11 137; in 2016, 11 490; in 2017, 11 574; in 2018, 10 858; and in 2019, 9 648.
(a)(i) As at 14 May 2020, there were 720 vehicles impounded.
(b)
Year
1st
2nd
3rd
2015
5 777
2 611
1 340
2016
5 526
2 522
1 530
2017
5 335
2 571
1 475
2018
5 104
2 530
1 413
2019
4 612
1 911
1 201
(c) Police are unable to provide this information as the agency’s information holdings do not capture P-Plate status.
(d) In 2015, 94; in 2016, 95; in 2017, 80; in 2018, 99; and in 2019, 75.
(e) – (f). In 2015, 6 525; in 2016, 7 117; in 2017, 7 376; in 2018, 6 838; and in 2019, 6 041. The collection of information and the offence do not separate these categories.
(g) In 2015, 6 306; in 2016, 6 710; in 2017, 6 718; in 2018, 6 217; and in 2019, 5 565.
(h) In 2015, 2 745; in 2016, 4 082; in 2017, 4 405; in 2018, 3 841; and in 2019, 3 234.
a) In 2015, 11 137; in 2016, 11 490; in 2017, 11 574; in 2018, 10 858; and in 2019, 9 648.
(a)(i) As at 14 May 2020, there were 720 vehicles impounded.
(b)
Year
1st
2nd
3rd
2015
5 777
2 611
1 340
2016
5 526
2 522
1 530
2017
5 335
2 571
1 475
2018
5 104
2 530
1 413
2019
4 612
1 911
1 201
(c) Police are unable to provide this information as the agency’s information holdings do not capture P-Plate status.
(d) In 2015, 94; in 2016, 95; in 2017, 80; in 2018, 99; and in 2019, 75.
(e) – (f). In 2015, 6 525; in 2016, 7 117; in 2017, 7 376; in 2018, 6 838; and in 2019, 6 041. The collection of information and the offence do not separate these categories.
(g) In 2015, 6 306; in 2016, 6 710; in 2017, 6 718; in 2018, 6 217; and in 2019, 5 565.
(h) In 2015, 2 745; in 2016, 4 082; in 2017, 4 405; in 2018, 3 841; and in 2019, 3 234.
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