❓ Question on Notice regarding assaults against police officers in the South West police district, seeking data on assaults, charges, convictions, and reasons for not charging offenders. Limited data provided, conviction data unavailable, and some data inaccessible.
AnsweredQoN 3541Legislative Council
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I refer to assaults against police officers, and I ask: (a) for each of 2014-15 and 2015-16 to date, how many police officers in the South West police district were assaulted while on duty; (b) for each of 2014-15 and 2015-16 to date, how many people were charged for assaulting a police officer in the South West police district; (c) for each of 2014-15 and 2015-16 to date, how many people charged for assaulting a police officer of the South West police district were convicted; (d) for each of 2014-15 and 2015-16 to date, how many people who assaulted a police officer of the South West police district were not charged for the assault; and (e) in relation to (d), why were these people not charged for the assault?
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Answered
2 December 2015
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police
Response time
43 days
(a)
Verified assault offences on police officers in the South West district:
Financial Year
Victim Count
2014-15
32
2015-16 YTD
9
(b)
Offenders charged for assaulting a police officer in the South West district
Financial Year
Offenders Charged
2014-15
45
2015-16 YTD
5
(c)
WA Police does not maintain data on conviction rates.
(d)
Answering this question would require joining data from disparate systems, and therefore cannot be completed.
(e)
See (d).
Verified assault offences on police officers in the South West district:
Financial Year
Victim Count
2014-15
32
2015-16 YTD
9
(b)
Offenders charged for assaulting a police officer in the South West district
Financial Year
Offenders Charged
2014-15
45
2015-16 YTD
5
(c)
WA Police does not maintain data on conviction rates.
(d)
Answering this question would require joining data from disparate systems, and therefore cannot be completed.
(e)
See (d).
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