❓ Mr. Omodei asks about police response times across WA regions. The answer provides detailed response time data for the Peel district only, citing system limitations for other regions and highlighting data comparability issues over time.
AnsweredQoN 2766Legislative Assembly
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(a) Great Southern;
(b) South West;
(c) Peel;
(d) Wheatbelt;
(e) Goldfields-Esperance;
(f) Kimberley;
(g) Mid-West Gascoyne;
(h) Pilbara; and
(i) the combined total?
(b) South West;
(c) Peel;
(d) Wheatbelt;
(e) Goldfields-Esperance;
(f) Kimberley;
(g) Mid-West Gascoyne;
(h) Pilbara; and
(i) the combined total?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
31 January 2008
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
107 days
Due to geographical and computer system restraints, information is not available for the regional Police Districts except Peel District. Below is the average response times achieved by the Peel Police District for the combined period January 2001 to August 2007.
Average Response Time (mins)
Jan-01 to Aug-07
Priority 1
2
Priority 2
Priority 3
Peel
1
10
11
19
Notes
:
1. Peel District is the only non-Metropolitan Police District using the CADCOM system, and hence the only non-Metropolitan Police District for which tasking response information is available.
2. Over the full period 2001 to 2007 there has been substantial change to the business rules and practices both in assigning task priorities, and in responding to tasks. Data is not directly comparable across this entire period, especially for Priority 1 tasks.
The maximum recorded response time will not be provided as this depends upon information on individual attendances which can be erroneously recorded. In every instance in which the maximum response incident was examined (in which a recorded response time in excess of several days is common) the record contained data entry errors. Therefore providing this information would be misleading.
To provide a reasonable statistical indicator of the maximum time taken for task response, the following information is provided:
Priority 1 Tasks
2
Priority 2 Tasks
Jan-01 to Aug-07
Total Tasks
Response in greater than 3 x Target
% of Tasks greater than 3 x Target
95% Maximum Time
3
Total Tasks
Response in greater than 3 x Target
% of Tasks greater than 3 x Target
95% Maximum Time
3
Peel
1
2
1
50%
20 mins
1617
110
7%
27 mins
Priority 3 Tasks
Jan-01 to Aug-07
Total Tasks
Response in greater than 3 x Target
% of Tasks greater than 3 x Target
95% Maximum Time
3
Peel
1
22901
1393
6%
56 mins
Notes
:
1. Peel District is the only non-Metropolitan Police District using the CADCOM system, and hence the only non-Metropolitan Police District for which tasking response information is available.
2. Over the full period 2001 to 2007 there has been substantial change to the business rules and practices both in assigning task priorities, and in responding to tasks. Data is not directly comparable across this entire period, especially for Priority 1 tasks.
3. The '95% Maximum Time' is the time within which 95% of all tasks were responded to; in other words, 5% of all tasks were responded to in a time greater than this. Note that with low counts, such as the number of Priority 1 tasks, this figure can give anomalous results.
Notes:
a) Priority 1 and 2 tasks cover incidents where life or property, is or may be, in a state of threat or imminent danger. Offences include armed hold-up in progress, offender incident in progress and other life threatening incidents.
b) Priority 3 tasks cover incidents requiring immediate attention but are not life threatening at that time. Priority 3 incidents may involve the welfare of a person, the possible apprehension of offenders or the preservation of evidence.
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Average Response Time (mins)
Jan-01 to Aug-07
Priority 1
2
Priority 2
Priority 3
Peel
1
10
11
19
Notes
:
1. Peel District is the only non-Metropolitan Police District using the CADCOM system, and hence the only non-Metropolitan Police District for which tasking response information is available.
2. Over the full period 2001 to 2007 there has been substantial change to the business rules and practices both in assigning task priorities, and in responding to tasks. Data is not directly comparable across this entire period, especially for Priority 1 tasks.
The maximum recorded response time will not be provided as this depends upon information on individual attendances which can be erroneously recorded. In every instance in which the maximum response incident was examined (in which a recorded response time in excess of several days is common) the record contained data entry errors. Therefore providing this information would be misleading.
To provide a reasonable statistical indicator of the maximum time taken for task response, the following information is provided:
Priority 1 Tasks
2
Priority 2 Tasks
Jan-01 to Aug-07
Total Tasks
Response in greater than 3 x Target
% of Tasks greater than 3 x Target
95% Maximum Time
3
Total Tasks
Response in greater than 3 x Target
% of Tasks greater than 3 x Target
95% Maximum Time
3
Peel
1
2
1
50%
20 mins
1617
110
7%
27 mins
Priority 3 Tasks
Jan-01 to Aug-07
Total Tasks
Response in greater than 3 x Target
% of Tasks greater than 3 x Target
95% Maximum Time
3
Peel
1
22901
1393
6%
56 mins
Notes
:
1. Peel District is the only non-Metropolitan Police District using the CADCOM system, and hence the only non-Metropolitan Police District for which tasking response information is available.
2. Over the full period 2001 to 2007 there has been substantial change to the business rules and practices both in assigning task priorities, and in responding to tasks. Data is not directly comparable across this entire period, especially for Priority 1 tasks.
3. The '95% Maximum Time' is the time within which 95% of all tasks were responded to; in other words, 5% of all tasks were responded to in a time greater than this. Note that with low counts, such as the number of Priority 1 tasks, this figure can give anomalous results.
Notes:
a) Priority 1 and 2 tasks cover incidents where life or property, is or may be, in a state of threat or imminent danger. Offences include armed hold-up in progress, offender incident in progress and other life threatening incidents.
b) Priority 3 tasks cover incidents requiring immediate attention but are not life threatening at that time. Priority 3 incidents may involve the welfare of a person, the possible apprehension of offenders or the preservation of evidence.
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