POLICE — OFFICERS
1048. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
(1) What was the
total number of male police officers on 30 June in each of 2018, 2019, 2020 and
2021?
(2) What was the
total number of female police officers on 30 June in each of 2018, 2019, 2020
and 2021?
(3) What is the
current number of male and total number of female sworn police officers?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
(1)–(3) The
Western Australia Police Force advises that in 2018, there were 4 983 male
police officers; in 2019, 4 954; in 2020, 5 075; in 2021, 5 248; and in 2022, 5
228 as at 30 September 2022.
In 2018, there were 1 476 female
police officers; in 2019, 1 492; in 2020, 1 562; in 2021, 1 679; and in 2022, 1
661 as at 30 September 2022.
There are some notes. Police officers
include commander to recruit. This is based on headcount data, which includes
officers on leave without pay. Part-time officers are counted as one.