Question on Notice regarding the percentage of move on notices issued to Aboriginal persons by WA Police from 2009 to 2013. The answer provides a breakdown of move on notices by ethnicity and calculates the percentage issued to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

AnsweredQoN 1511Legislative Assembly
Asked
31 October 2013
Portfolio
Police

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I refer to the issue of move on notices, and ask: (a) What percentage were issued to aboriginal persons by police in the calendar years: (i) 2009; (ii) 2010; (iii) 2011; (iv) 2012; and (v) 2013 to date?

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Answered
21 November 2013
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
21 days
(a)
RECORDED ETHNICITY
(i)
2009
(ii)
2010
(iii)
2011
(iv)
2012
(v)
2013 (YTD)
Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander
6 896
7 779
7 378
10 028
8 982
Other
6 242
7 962
7 108
9 879
7 590
"Unknown" or Blank
7 180
7 754
7 042
9 145
5 962
TOTAL
20 318
23 495
21 528
29 052
22 534
Percentage of total issued to Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander
34%
33%
34%
35%
40%

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