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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 242 asked in the Legislative Council on 3 June 2021 by Hon Neil Thomson

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

BROOME COMMUNITY SAFETY FORUM

242. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the minister representing the Minister for Police:

I refer to the community safety forum held in Broome on the 7 December2020 attended by Hon Ben Wyatt and representatives from the Western Australia Police Force, the Department of Communities and the Department of Corrective Services, and over 300 community members. I also note the escalating social media commentary and concern in the community regarding property crime and threatening behaviour occurring in Broome.

(1) What changes have been implemented since the forum?

(2) Has the juvenile justice strategy, which was referred to at the forum, been released to the public?

(3) If no to (2), when will the strategy be made available to the community?

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) Western Australian police officers are doing an outstanding job in Broome and should be commended for their work. Last year crime in Broome was down 8.5 per cent compared with when the opposition was in government. The McGowan government is recruiting 950 extra police officers, or 15 per cent more officers, which is the largest single increase in police numbers in Western Australia's history. From this increase to police numbers, already 21 additional police officers have been allocated to the Kimberley district, including three additional officers to Broome—two youth policing officers and a district intelligence officer. Additional policing effort was also committed to Broome through Operation Heat Shield 2 with a focus on property related crime and high-harm offenders. The Broome police and community youth centre has also been actively engaging with youth in the Broome community.

(2)–(3) As the juvenile justice strategy is a Department of Justice initiative, the honourable member would need to direct these questions to the Minister for Corrective Services.