A WA parliamentary question regarding the number of police vehicles damaged in collisions where the police driver was not at fault, the cost of repairs, and the number of police officers injured. The cost of repairs was not provided due to resource constraints.

AnsweredQoN 5484Legislative Assembly
Asked
19 September 2019
Portfolio
Police; Road Safety

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I refer to police vehicles, and I ask: (a) For each of the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and
2019 year to date, how many police vehicles were damaged in collisions where the driver of the police vehicle was not at fault for the damage caused; (b) In each
instance what was the approximate cost of repairs to the police vehicle; and (c) In each instance how many police officers were
injured?

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Answered
23 October 2019
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
8 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
(a)
2015                301
2016                294
2017                402
2018                414
2019 YTD*       298 [* to 26 September 2019]
(b)       The WA Police Force considers that an unreasonable amount of time and resources would be required to collate and process a response, and this is not considered an effective use of police resources.
(c)
2015                11
2016                21
2017                20
2018                24
2019 YTD*       19 [* to 26 September 2019]

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