Hon Adele Farina asks about the number of family and domestic violence incidents reported to the Department for Child Protection and Family Support, both state-wide and specifically in Bunbury, Busselton, and Margaret River. The answer provides state-wide figures but only district-wide figures for the South West region.

AnsweredQoN 3551Legislative Council
Asked
20 October 2015
Portfolio
Child Protection

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I refer to family and domestic violence incidents, and I ask: (a) how many family and domestic violence incidents were reported and responded to by the Department for Child Protection and Family Support as a result of police involvement in each of 2014-15 and 2015-16 to date; and (b) how many of the incidences identified in (a) occurred in: (i) Bunbury; (ii) Busselton; and (iii) Margaret River?

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Answered
1 December 2015
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
42 days
(a) In 2014-15 there were 27,306 domestic violence incidents reported and responded to by the Department for Child Protection and Family Support (the Department).
Between 1 July and 28 October 2015 there were 10,219 domestic violence incidents reported and responded to by the Department.
(b) The following numbers reflect the Department's South West district, which includes the towns of Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River. The Department does not collect the data by town.
In 2014-15 there were 1,059 domestic violence incidents reported and responded to by the Department in the South West district.
Between 1 July and 28 October 2015 there were 260 domestic violence incidents reported and responded to by the Department in the South West district.

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