❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding new WA Police Force graduates, including numbers, gender breakdown, and average age over the past five years and up to September 1, 2018. The WA Police Force provided the requested data.
AnsweredQoN 4162Legislative Assembly
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I refer to new Police graduates in the Western Australian Police Force, and ask: (a) how many new graduates has there been in each of the last five calendar years, and up until 1 September 2018; (b) what has been the male/female breakdown of new graduates in each of the last five calendar years, and as of 1 September 2018; and (c) what has been the average age of new recruits in each of the last five calendar years, and as of 1 September 2018?
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Answered
28 November 2018
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
16 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise the following:
(a) The following recruits have graduated for the periods requested:
Year
Total New Police Graduates
2013
227
2014
259
2015
228
2016
289
2017
176
2018 (until 1/9/18)
144
TOTAL
1323
(b)
Year
Male/Female Breakdown of New Police Graduates
2013
Females: 67
Males: 160
2014
Females: 62
Males: 197
2015
Females: 60
Males: 168
2016
Females: 85
Males: 204
2017
Females: 64
Males: 112
2018 (until 01/09/18)
Females: 57
Males: 87
Total
Females: 395 (29.9%)
Males: 928 (70.1%)
Total: 1323
(c)
Year
Average Age of New Recruits
2013
26.5
2014
26.6
2015
28.4
2016
28.8
2017
28.6
2018 (until 1/9/18)
28.3
Average
27.8
(a) The following recruits have graduated for the periods requested:
Year
Total New Police Graduates
2013
227
2014
259
2015
228
2016
289
2017
176
2018 (until 1/9/18)
144
TOTAL
1323
(b)
Year
Male/Female Breakdown of New Police Graduates
2013
Females: 67
Males: 160
2014
Females: 62
Males: 197
2015
Females: 60
Males: 168
2016
Females: 85
Males: 204
2017
Females: 64
Males: 112
2018 (until 01/09/18)
Females: 57
Males: 87
Total
Females: 395 (29.9%)
Males: 928 (70.1%)
Total: 1323
(c)
Year
Average Age of New Recruits
2013
26.5
2014
26.6
2015
28.4
2016
28.8
2017
28.6
2018 (until 1/9/18)
28.3
Average
27.8
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