Question On Notice No. 788 asked in the Legislative Council on 9 August 2022 by Hon Nick Goiran
Question Directed to the: Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Police
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
(1) How many reports of
assaults on private security guards have been made to the Western
Australian Police Force in the following calendar years:
(a) 2018;
(b) 2019;
(c) 2020; and
(d) 2021?
(2) How many charges of
common assault have been laid against offenders who have allegedly
assaulted a private security guard in the following calendar years:
(a) 2018;
(b) 2019;
(c) 2020; and
(d) 2021?
(3) How many charges of
assault occasioning bodily harm have been laid against offenders who have
allegedly assaulted a private security guard in the following calendar
years:
(a) 2018;
(b) 2019;
(c) 2020; and
(d) 2021?
(4) How many charges of
grievous bodily harm have been laid against offenders who have allegedly
assaulted a private security guard in the following calendar years:
(a) 2018;
(b) 2019;
(c) 2020; and
(d) 2021?
Answered on 20 September 2022
The Western Australia Police Force advise that it is not possible to provide an answer due to a ‘Private Security Guard’ (PSG) not being a recorded victim type and there is no way to extract incidents involving offences against PSG’s.