❓ Hon Michelle Boylan asks about stalking offences classified as harassment in WA over the last five years, including the number of complaints, charges laid, convictions, and custodial sentences. The Police Force provides data on reported offences but cannot directly link them to prosecution outcomes.
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I refer to stalking offences within Western Australia, and I ask: (a) for the last five years please table the number of stalking complaints classified as harassment or miscellaneous offences; and (b) of those complaints, please table how many resulted in: (i) charges being laid; (ii) convictions; and (iii) custodial sentences?
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Answered
2 December 2025
Responded by
Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Police
Response time
7 days
(a) There have been 2,233 stalking offences categorised as harassment/miscellaneous offences reported in the last five financial years (2020-21 to 2024-25).
(b)
(i-iii) The Western Australia Police Force cannot provide an answer to the outcome of prosecutions. The number of the above offences where charges have been laid cannot be determined, as reported offences and charges are recorded in separate applications. As a proxy, the number of charges for stalking offences created in the Prosecution application in the last five financial years (2020-21 to 2024-25) can be provided – that number is 1,157.
(b)
(i-iii) The Western Australia Police Force cannot provide an answer to the outcome of prosecutions. The number of the above offences where charges have been laid cannot be determined, as reported offences and charges are recorded in separate applications. As a proxy, the number of charges for stalking offences created in the Prosecution application in the last five financial years (2020-21 to 2024-25) can be provided – that number is 1,157.
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