Question On Notice No. 704 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 May 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt
Question Directed to the: Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Police
Question Directed to: Hon P. Papalia
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
(1) How many persons aged under 18 were charged with an offence in the Kimberley during each year since 2018, broken down by age and town?
(2) How many of those persons in (1) are Aboriginal, broken down by age and town?
Answered on 14 June 2022
To provide the Member with a more fulsome appreciation of Kimberley Youth Crime, the years 2016 and 2017 have also been provided.
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
(1)
Table 1a. Number of persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2016, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 |
Broome | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 87 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
Derby | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 67 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | 1 | 3 | - | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 37 |
Halls Creek | - | - | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
Kalumburu | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
Kununurra | - | - | 6 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 86 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
Warmun | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 2 | 18 | 37 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 70 | 89 | 345 |
Table 1b. Number of persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2017, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 |
Broome | - | 2 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 95 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
Derby | - | - | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 66 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 44 |
Halls Creek | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 45 |
Kalumburu | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Kununurra | - | - | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 74 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
Warmun | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 11 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 2 | 21 | 36 | 49 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 78 | 339 |
Table 1c. Number of persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2018, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Bidyadanga | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Broome | - | 1 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 100 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
Derby | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 53 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
Halls Creek | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 41 |
Kalumburu | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
Kununurra | - | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 97 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Warmun | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 5 | 18 | 40 | 38 | 53 | 86 | 75 | 85 | 337 |
Table 1d. Number of persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2019, by location of the offence and offender age
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
Broome | - | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 94 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
Derby | - | - | 2 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 48 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
Halls Creek | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
Kalumburu | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Kununurra | - | - | 2 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 70 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Warmun | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 1 | 15 | 31 | 53 | 57 | 53 | 58 | 60 | 256 |
Table 1e. Number of persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2020, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Broome | - | - | 7 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 95 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
Derby | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 45 |
Halls Creek | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Kalumburu | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
Kununurra | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 47 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Warmun | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wyndham | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 5 |
Total - Kimberley | - | - | 13 | 21 | 39 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 221 |
Table 1f. Number of persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2021, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Broome | - | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 126 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Derby | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 49 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 51 |
Halls Creek | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
Kalumburu | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Kununurra | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 61 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 9 |
Warmun | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 8 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 68 | 302 |
Table 1g. Number of persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2022 Year To Date (YTD)*, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
Broome | - | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 43 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Derby | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
Halls Creek | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 |
Kalumburu | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Kununurra | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Warmun | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 163 |
*2022 YTD is from 01 January 2022 to 30 April 2022 inclusive
(2)
Table 2a. Number of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2016, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 |
Broome | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 74 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
Derby | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 59 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | 1 | 3 | - | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 37 |
Halls Creek | - | - | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 40 |
Kalumburu | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
Kununurra | - | - | 6 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 84 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
Warmun | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 2 | 18 | 37 | 62 | 71 | 73 | 65 | 74 | 322 |
Table 2b. Number of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2017, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 |
Broome | - | 2 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 89 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
Derby | - | - | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 64 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 44 |
Halls Creek | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 44 |
Kalumburu | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Kununurra | - | - | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 72 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
Warmun | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 11 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 2 | 21 | 36 | 49 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 328 |
Table 2c. Number of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2018, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Bidyadanga | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Broome | - | 1 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 90 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
Derby | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 52 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
Halls Creek | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 41 |
Kalumburu | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
Kununurra | - | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 90 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Warmun | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 5 | 18 | 39 | 38 | 53 | 85 | 72 | 71 | 318 |
Table 2d. Number of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2019, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
Broome | - | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 85 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
Derby | - | - | 2 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 48 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
Halls Creek | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
Kalumburu | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Kununurra | - | - | 2 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 69 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Warmun | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 1 | 15 | 31 | 52 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 245 |
Table 2e. Number of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2020, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Broome | - | - | 7 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 89 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
Derby | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 44 |
Halls Creek | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Kalumburu | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
Kununurra | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 45 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Warmun | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wyndham | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 5 |
Total - Kimberley | - | - | 13 | 21 | 38 | 51 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 212 |
Table 2f. Number of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2021, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Broome | - | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 118 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Derby | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 46 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 51 |
Halls Creek | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
Kalumburu | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Kununurra | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 60 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 9 |
Warmun | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 8 | 12 | 24 | 49 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 62 | 290 |
Table 2g. Number of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons aged 0 – 17 charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley in 2022 YTD*, by location of the offence and offender age.
Location | Age | Total - All Ages |
< 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Balgo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bidyadanga | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
Broome | - | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 43 |
Dampier Peninsula | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Derby | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
Fitzroy Crossing | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
Halls Creek | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
Kalumburu | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Kununurra | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 35 |
Looma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Warmun | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Wyndham | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Total - Kimberley | - | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 159 |
*2022 YTD is from 01 January 2022 to 30 April 2022 inclusive
Notes:
1. Statistics are provisional and subject to revision.
2. Statistics are distinct counts of persons under 18 years of age on the date the offence occurred or commenced, and charged with an offence occurring in the Kimberley police district between 01 January 2018 and 30 April 2022, where an associated brief has been created.
3. A person is counted once in each combination year, offence location and age group regardless of the number of offences they are charged with. Where a person has offended across multiple locations within the same year and/or has offended in two age groups (before and after their birthday), they will be counted once for each relevant location and/or age group. Distinct counts by location or age group have been provided for row and column totals and may not be the same as the sum of the rows and columns.
4. Age is calculated as the age of the person at the time the offence occurred. Persons without a recorded date of birth are excluded.
5. Ethnicity is determined using a person’s stated ethnicity where possible, or if unspecified, using their ethnic appearance based on an officer’s subjective assessment.
6. Location has been determined as the police sub-district in which the offence occurred. Police sub-districts include the named town or locality, as well as suburbs within those towns and smaller communities in the area serviced by the sub-district.
7. Statistics exclude briefs and cases that have been deleted or substituted.