❓ The Minister for Police and Emergency Services reports a significant decrease in crime statistics across Western Australia for the September 2004 quarter, highlighting reductions in various crime categories and attributing the success to government policies and police efforts.
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Will the minister advise the House whether there has been a further fall in the latest crime statistics? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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I thank the member for that question and for the great support he shows to police officers in this State. The latest official crime statistics show that the rate of crime is down again and all the signs are that it will continue to fall. Western Australia’s total reported offence and clearance statistics for the September quarter 2004 reflect a historic 15 per cent reduction, or almost 10 000 fewer offences than in the September quarter 2003. Members may recall that last financial year we achieved a reduction of approximately 21 000 offences. In just three months we have realised nearly half that. For the September quarter all police districts report decreases in crime rates, including the following - 10.2 per cent in central metropolitan; 20.2 per cent in north west metropolitan; 18.6 per cent in west metropolitan; 16.9 per cent in east metropolitan; 16.3 per cent in south east metropolitan; 4.2 per cent in south metropolitan; 23.1 per cent in the goldfields Esperance district; 11.7 per cent in the great southern; 30.1 per cent in the Kimberley; - Police officers in the Kimberley have done a sensational job. To continue - 19.9 per cent in the mid-west Gascoyne; 3.5 per cent in Peel; 18.5 per cent in the Pilbara; 8.2 per cent in the south west; and 34 per cent in the wheat belt. My National Party colleagues will congratulate the Police Service for that effort. Thirteen of the 19 categories of crime reported show decreases. In other words, there were fewer murders, down 38 per cent; fewer sexual assaults, down 19.4 per cent; fewer aggravated robberies, down 39.5 per cent; fewer home burglaries, down 28.4 per cent; fewer stolen motor vehicles, down 34 per cent; fewer arson attacks, down nearly 19 per cent; graffiti was down 8.1 per cent; and property damage was down 12.6 per cent. An increase is shown in the number of assaults reported, which, at first consideration, might cause concern, but it reflects the Government’s proactive policies and increased efforts to combat domestic and family violence. This commitment is also reflected in an 8.4 per cent increase in breach restraints and a statewide increase of 6.3 per cent in the clearance rate for assaults. All 14 police districts reported reductions in property crime, with eight districts reporting decreases in excess of 20 per cent. Home burglaries decreased by 28.4 per cent, or 2 596 fewer burglaries statewide. The statewide clearance rate of burglary has improved by 2.2 per cent to a ground-breaking 16.9 per cent. In 13 of our 14 police districts home burglaries have decreased, with the goldfields-Esperance district setting the standard with an impressive - wait for it; the member for Kalgoorlie should pay attention - 55.2 per cent reduction in home burglaries in the whole goldfields-Esperance region. Despite the constant carping we hear from members opposite, the Gallop Government is proud of its efforts and those of the Police Service. We are proud of the positive changes we have made over the past three and a half years to improve community safety and to reduce crime. The Gallop Government remains committed to boosting community safety through the use of smarter and faster policing. More police, the success of DNA profiling, hard-hitting police operations and effective anti-burglar campaigns are helping us to achieve our goals of reducing crime and making our community safer and more secure. I am delighted to be able to table the Western Australia Police Service’s “Western Australia Reported Offence and Clearance Statistics” for the September 2004 quarter. [See paper No 2923.]
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for that question and for the great support he shows to police officers in this State. The latest official crime statistics show that the rate of crime is down again and all the signs are that it will continue to fall. Western Australia’s total reported offence and clearance statistics for the September quarter 2004 reflect a historic 15 per cent reduction, or almost 10 000 fewer offences than in the September quarter 2003. Members may recall that last financial year we achieved a reduction of approximately 21 000 offences. In just three months we have realised nearly half that. For the September quarter all police districts report decreases in crime rates, including the following - 10.2 per cent in central metropolitan; 20.2 per cent in north west metropolitan; 18.6 per cent in west metropolitan; 16.9 per cent in east metropolitan; 16.3 per cent in south east metropolitan; 4.2 per cent in south metropolitan; 23.1 per cent in the goldfields Esperance district; 11.7 per cent in the great southern; 30.1 per cent in the Kimberley; - Police officers in the Kimberley have done a sensational job. To continue - 19.9 per cent in the mid-west Gascoyne; 3.5 per cent in Peel; 18.5 per cent in the Pilbara; 8.2 per cent in the south west; and 34 per cent in the wheat belt. My National Party colleagues will congratulate the Police Service for that effort. Thirteen of the 19 categories of crime reported show decreases. In other words, there were fewer murders, down 38 per cent; fewer sexual assaults, down 19.4 per cent; fewer aggravated robberies, down 39.5 per cent; fewer home burglaries, down 28.4 per cent; fewer stolen motor vehicles, down 34 per cent; fewer arson attacks, down nearly 19 per cent; graffiti was down 8.1 per cent; and property damage was down 12.6 per cent. An increase is shown in the number of assaults reported, which, at first consideration, might cause concern, but it reflects the Government’s proactive policies and increased efforts to combat domestic and family violence. This commitment is also reflected in an 8.4 per cent increase in breach restraints and a statewide increase of 6.3 per cent in the clearance rate for assaults. All 14 police districts reported reductions in property crime, with eight districts reporting decreases in excess of 20 per cent. Home burglaries decreased by 28.4 per cent, or 2 596 fewer burglaries statewide. The statewide clearance rate of burglary has improved by 2.2 per cent to a ground-breaking 16.9 per cent. In 13 of our 14 police districts home burglaries have decreased, with the goldfields-Esperance district setting the standard with an impressive - wait for it; the member for Kalgoorlie should pay attention - 55.2 per cent reduction in home burglaries in the whole goldfields-Esperance region. Despite the constant carping we hear from members opposite, the Gallop Government is proud of its efforts and those of the Police Service. We are proud of the positive changes we have made over the past three and a half years to improve community safety and to reduce crime. The Gallop Government remains committed to boosting community safety through the use of smarter and faster policing. More police, the success of DNA profiling, hard-hitting police operations and effective anti-burglar campaigns are helping us to achieve our goals of reducing crime and making our community safer and more secure. I am delighted to be able to table the Western Australia Police Service’s “Western Australia Reported Offence and Clearance Statistics” for the September 2004 quarter. [See paper No 2923.]
I thank the member for that question and for the great support he shows to police officers in this State. The latest official crime statistics show that the rate of crime is down again and all the signs are that it will continue to fall. Western Australia’s total reported offence and clearance statistics for the September quarter 2004 reflect a historic 15 per cent reduction, or almost 10 000 fewer offences than in the September quarter 2003. Members may recall that last financial year we achieved a reduction of approximately 21 000 offences. In just three months we have realised nearly half that. For the September quarter all police districts report decreases in crime rates, including the following - 10.2 per cent in central metropolitan; 20.2 per cent in north west metropolitan; 18.6 per cent in west metropolitan; 16.9 per cent in east metropolitan; 16.3 per cent in south east metropolitan; 4.2 per cent in south metropolitan; 23.1 per cent in the goldfields Esperance district; 11.7 per cent in the great southern; 30.1 per cent in the Kimberley; - Police officers in the Kimberley have done a sensational job. To continue - 19.9 per cent in the mid-west Gascoyne; 3.5 per cent in Peel; 18.5 per cent in the Pilbara; 8.2 per cent in the south west; and 34 per cent in the wheat belt. My National Party colleagues will congratulate the Police Service for that effort. Thirteen of the 19 categories of crime reported show decreases. In other words, there were fewer murders, down 38 per cent; fewer sexual assaults, down 19.4 per cent; fewer aggravated robberies, down 39.5 per cent; fewer home burglaries, down 28.4 per cent; fewer stolen motor vehicles, down 34 per cent; fewer arson attacks, down nearly 19 per cent; graffiti was down 8.1 per cent; and property damage was down 12.6 per cent. An increase is shown in the number of assaults reported, which, at first consideration, might cause concern, but it reflects the Government’s proactive policies and increased efforts to combat domestic and family violence. This commitment is also reflected in an 8.4 per cent increase in breach restraints and a statewide increase of 6.3 per cent in the clearance rate for assaults. All 14 police districts reported reductions in property crime, with eight districts reporting decreases in excess of 20 per cent. Home burglaries decreased by 28.4 per cent, or 2 596 fewer burglaries statewide. The statewide clearance rate of burglary has improved by 2.2 per cent to a ground-breaking 16.9 per cent. In 13 of our 14 police districts home burglaries have decreased, with the goldfields-Esperance district setting the standard with an impressive - wait for it; the member for Kalgoorlie should pay attention - 55.2 per cent reduction in home burglaries in the whole goldfields-Esperance region. Despite the constant carping we hear from members opposite, the Gallop Government is proud of its efforts and those of the Police Service. We are proud of the positive changes we have made over the past three and a half years to improve community safety and to reduce crime. The Gallop Government remains committed to boosting community safety through the use of smarter and faster policing. More police, the success of DNA profiling, hard-hitting police operations and effective anti-burglar campaigns are helping us to achieve our goals of reducing crime and making our community safer and more secure. I am delighted to be able to table the Western Australia Police Service’s “Western Australia Reported Offence and Clearance Statistics” for the September 2004 quarter. [See paper No 2923.]
The latest official crime statistics show that the rate of crime is down again and all the signs are that it will continue to fall. Western Australia’s total reported offence and clearance statistics for the September quarter 2004 reflect a historic 15 per cent reduction, or almost 10 000 fewer offences than in the September quarter 2003. Members may recall that last financial year we achieved a reduction of approximately 21 000 offences. In just three months we have realised nearly half that. For the September quarter all police districts report decreases in crime rates, including the following - 10.2 per cent in central metropolitan; 20.2 per cent in north west metropolitan; 18.6 per cent in west metropolitan; 16.9 per cent in east metropolitan; 16.3 per cent in south east metropolitan; 4.2 per cent in south metropolitan; 23.1 per cent in the goldfields Esperance district; 11.7 per cent in the great southern; 30.1 per cent in the Kimberley; - Police officers in the Kimberley have done a sensational job. To continue - 19.9 per cent in the mid-west Gascoyne; 3.5 per cent in Peel; 18.5 per cent in the Pilbara; 8.2 per cent in the south west; and 34 per cent in the wheat belt. My National Party colleagues will congratulate the Police Service for that effort. Thirteen of the 19 categories of crime reported show decreases. In other words, there were fewer murders, down 38 per cent; fewer sexual assaults, down 19.4 per cent; fewer aggravated robberies, down 39.5 per cent; fewer home burglaries, down 28.4 per cent; fewer stolen motor vehicles, down 34 per cent; fewer arson attacks, down nearly 19 per cent; graffiti was down 8.1 per cent; and property damage was down 12.6 per cent. An increase is shown in the number of assaults reported, which, at first consideration, might cause concern, but it reflects the Government’s proactive policies and increased efforts to combat domestic and family violence. This commitment is also reflected in an 8.4 per cent increase in breach restraints and a statewide increase of 6.3 per cent in the clearance rate for assaults. All 14 police districts reported reductions in property crime, with eight districts reporting decreases in excess of 20 per cent. Home burglaries decreased by 28.4 per cent, or 2 596 fewer burglaries statewide. The statewide clearance rate of burglary has improved by 2.2 per cent to a ground-breaking 16.9 per cent. In 13 of our 14 police districts home burglaries have decreased, with the goldfields-Esperance district setting the standard with an impressive - wait for it; the member for Kalgoorlie should pay attention - 55.2 per cent reduction in home burglaries in the whole goldfields-Esperance region. Despite the constant carping we hear from members opposite, the Gallop Government is proud of its efforts and those of the Police Service. We are proud of the positive changes we have made over the past three and a half years to improve community safety and to reduce crime. The Gallop Government remains committed to boosting community safety through the use of smarter and faster policing. More police, the success of DNA profiling, hard-hitting police operations and effective anti-burglar campaigns are helping us to achieve our goals of reducing crime and making our community safer and more secure. I am delighted to be able to table the Western Australia Police Service’s “Western Australia Reported Offence and Clearance Statistics” for the September 2004 quarter. [See paper No 2923.]
Despite the constant carping we hear from members opposite, the Gallop Government is proud of its efforts and those of the Police Service. We are proud of the positive changes we have made over the past three and a half years to improve community safety and to reduce crime. The Gallop Government remains committed to boosting community safety through the use of smarter and faster policing. More police, the success of DNA profiling, hard-hitting police operations and effective anti-burglar campaigns are helping us to achieve our goals of reducing crime and making our community safer and more secure. I am delighted to be able to table the Western Australia Police Service’s “Western Australia Reported Offence and Clearance Statistics” for the September 2004 quarter. [See paper No 2923.]
[See paper No 2923.]
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for that question and for the great support he shows to police officers in this State. The latest official crime statistics show that the rate of crime is down again and all the signs are that it will continue to fall. Western Australia’s total reported offence and clearance statistics for the September quarter 2004 reflect a historic 15 per cent reduction, or almost 10 000 fewer offences than in the September quarter 2003. Members may recall that last financial year we achieved a reduction of approximately 21 000 offences. In just three months we have realised nearly half that. For the September quarter all police districts report decreases in crime rates, including the following - 10.2 per cent in central metropolitan; 20.2 per cent in north west metropolitan; 18.6 per cent in west metropolitan; 16.9 per cent in east metropolitan; 16.3 per cent in south east metropolitan; 4.2 per cent in south metropolitan; 23.1 per cent in the goldfields Esperance district; 11.7 per cent in the great southern; 30.1 per cent in the Kimberley; - Police officers in the Kimberley have done a sensational job. To continue - 19.9 per cent in the mid-west Gascoyne; 3.5 per cent in Peel; 18.5 per cent in the Pilbara; 8.2 per cent in the south west; and 34 per cent in the wheat belt. My National Party colleagues will congratulate the Police Service for that effort. Thirteen of the 19 categories of crime reported show decreases. In other words, there were fewer murders, down 38 per cent; fewer sexual assaults, down 19.4 per cent; fewer aggravated robberies, down 39.5 per cent; fewer home burglaries, down 28.4 per cent; fewer stolen motor vehicles, down 34 per cent; fewer arson attacks, down nearly 19 per cent; graffiti was down 8.1 per cent; and property damage was down 12.6 per cent. An increase is shown in the number of assaults reported, which, at first consideration, might cause concern, but it reflects the Government’s proactive policies and increased efforts to combat domestic and family violence. This commitment is also reflected in an 8.4 per cent increase in breach restraints and a statewide increase of 6.3 per cent in the clearance rate for assaults. All 14 police districts reported reductions in property crime, with eight districts reporting decreases in excess of 20 per cent. Home burglaries decreased by 28.4 per cent, or 2 596 fewer burglaries statewide. The statewide clearance rate of burglary has improved by 2.2 per cent to a ground-breaking 16.9 per cent. In 13 of our 14 police districts home burglaries have decreased, with the goldfields-Esperance district setting the standard with an impressive - wait for it; the member for Kalgoorlie should pay attention - 55.2 per cent reduction in home burglaries in the whole goldfields-Esperance region. Despite the constant carping we hear from members opposite, the Gallop Government is proud of its efforts and those of the Police Service. We are proud of the positive changes we have made over the past three and a half years to improve community safety and to reduce crime. The Gallop Government remains committed to boosting community safety through the use of smarter and faster policing. More police, the success of DNA profiling, hard-hitting police operations and effective anti-burglar campaigns are helping us to achieve our goals of reducing crime and making our community safer and more secure. I am delighted to be able to table the Western Australia Police Service’s “Western Australia Reported Offence and Clearance Statistics” for the September 2004 quarter. [See paper No 2923.]
I thank the member for that question and for the great support he shows to police officers in this State. The latest official crime statistics show that the rate of crime is down again and all the signs are that it will continue to fall. Western Australia’s total reported offence and clearance statistics for the September quarter 2004 reflect a historic 15 per cent reduction, or almost 10 000 fewer offences than in the September quarter 2003. Members may recall that last financial year we achieved a reduction of approximately 21 000 offences. In just three months we have realised nearly half that. For the September quarter all police districts report decreases in crime rates, including the following - 10.2 per cent in central metropolitan; 20.2 per cent in north west metropolitan; 18.6 per cent in west metropolitan; 16.9 per cent in east metropolitan; 16.3 per cent in south east metropolitan; 4.2 per cent in south metropolitan; 23.1 per cent in the goldfields Esperance district; 11.7 per cent in the great southern; 30.1 per cent in the Kimberley; - Police officers in the Kimberley have done a sensational job. To continue - 19.9 per cent in the mid-west Gascoyne; 3.5 per cent in Peel; 18.5 per cent in the Pilbara; 8.2 per cent in the south west; and 34 per cent in the wheat belt. My National Party colleagues will congratulate the Police Service for that effort. Thirteen of the 19 categories of crime reported show decreases. In other words, there were fewer murders, down 38 per cent; fewer sexual assaults, down 19.4 per cent; fewer aggravated robberies, down 39.5 per cent; fewer home burglaries, down 28.4 per cent; fewer stolen motor vehicles, down 34 per cent; fewer arson attacks, down nearly 19 per cent; graffiti was down 8.1 per cent; and property damage was down 12.6 per cent. An increase is shown in the number of assaults reported, which, at first consideration, might cause concern, but it reflects the Government’s proactive policies and increased efforts to combat domestic and family violence. This commitment is also reflected in an 8.4 per cent increase in breach restraints and a statewide increase of 6.3 per cent in the clearance rate for assaults. All 14 police districts reported reductions in property crime, with eight districts reporting decreases in excess of 20 per cent. Home burglaries decreased by 28.4 per cent, or 2 596 fewer burglaries statewide. The statewide clearance rate of burglary has improved by 2.2 per cent to a ground-breaking 16.9 per cent. In 13 of our 14 police districts home burglaries have decreased, with the goldfields-Esperance district setting the standard with an impressive - wait for it; the member for Kalgoorlie should pay attention - 55.2 per cent reduction in home burglaries in the whole goldfields-Esperance region. Despite the constant carping we hear from members opposite, the Gallop Government is proud of its efforts and those of the Police Service. We are proud of the positive changes we have made over the past three and a half years to improve community safety and to reduce crime. The Gallop Government remains committed to boosting community safety through the use of smarter and faster policing. More police, the success of DNA profiling, hard-hitting police operations and effective anti-burglar campaigns are helping us to achieve our goals of reducing crime and making our community safer and more secure. I am delighted to be able to table the Western Australia Police Service’s “Western Australia Reported Offence and Clearance Statistics” for the September 2004 quarter. [See paper No 2923.]
The latest official crime statistics show that the rate of crime is down again and all the signs are that it will continue to fall. Western Australia’s total reported offence and clearance statistics for the September quarter 2004 reflect a historic 15 per cent reduction, or almost 10 000 fewer offences than in the September quarter 2003. Members may recall that last financial year we achieved a reduction of approximately 21 000 offences. In just three months we have realised nearly half that. For the September quarter all police districts report decreases in crime rates, including the following - 10.2 per cent in central metropolitan; 20.2 per cent in north west metropolitan; 18.6 per cent in west metropolitan; 16.9 per cent in east metropolitan; 16.3 per cent in south east metropolitan; 4.2 per cent in south metropolitan; 23.1 per cent in the goldfields Esperance district; 11.7 per cent in the great southern; 30.1 per cent in the Kimberley; - Police officers in the Kimberley have done a sensational job. To continue - 19.9 per cent in the mid-west Gascoyne; 3.5 per cent in Peel; 18.5 per cent in the Pilbara; 8.2 per cent in the south west; and 34 per cent in the wheat belt. My National Party colleagues will congratulate the Police Service for that effort. Thirteen of the 19 categories of crime reported show decreases. In other words, there were fewer murders, down 38 per cent; fewer sexual assaults, down 19.4 per cent; fewer aggravated robberies, down 39.5 per cent; fewer home burglaries, down 28.4 per cent; fewer stolen motor vehicles, down 34 per cent; fewer arson attacks, down nearly 19 per cent; graffiti was down 8.1 per cent; and property damage was down 12.6 per cent. An increase is shown in the number of assaults reported, which, at first consideration, might cause concern, but it reflects the Government’s proactive policies and increased efforts to combat domestic and family violence. This commitment is also reflected in an 8.4 per cent increase in breach restraints and a statewide increase of 6.3 per cent in the clearance rate for assaults. All 14 police districts reported reductions in property crime, with eight districts reporting decreases in excess of 20 per cent. Home burglaries decreased by 28.4 per cent, or 2 596 fewer burglaries statewide. The statewide clearance rate of burglary has improved by 2.2 per cent to a ground-breaking 16.9 per cent. In 13 of our 14 police districts home burglaries have decreased, with the goldfields-Esperance district setting the standard with an impressive - wait for it; the member for Kalgoorlie should pay attention - 55.2 per cent reduction in home burglaries in the whole goldfields-Esperance region. Despite the constant carping we hear from members opposite, the Gallop Government is proud of its efforts and those of the Police Service. We are proud of the positive changes we have made over the past three and a half years to improve community safety and to reduce crime. The Gallop Government remains committed to boosting community safety through the use of smarter and faster policing. More police, the success of DNA profiling, hard-hitting police operations and effective anti-burglar campaigns are helping us to achieve our goals of reducing crime and making our community safer and more secure. I am delighted to be able to table the Western Australia Police Service’s “Western Australia Reported Offence and Clearance Statistics” for the September 2004 quarter. [See paper No 2923.]
Despite the constant carping we hear from members opposite, the Gallop Government is proud of its efforts and those of the Police Service. We are proud of the positive changes we have made over the past three and a half years to improve community safety and to reduce crime. The Gallop Government remains committed to boosting community safety through the use of smarter and faster policing. More police, the success of DNA profiling, hard-hitting police operations and effective anti-burglar campaigns are helping us to achieve our goals of reducing crime and making our community safer and more secure. I am delighted to be able to table the Western Australia Police Service’s “Western Australia Reported Offence and Clearance Statistics” for the September 2004 quarter. [See paper No 2923.]
[See paper No 2923.]
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