ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR —
PERTH
824. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I ask this
question on behalf of Hon Jim Chown, who is away on urgent parliamentary
business.
(1) How many
Criminal Code infringement notices were issued within the City of Perth's
local government boundary for the years —
(a) 2017;
(b) 2018;
(c) 2019; and
(d) 2020 to date?
(2) How many incidents of antisocial behaviour have
been reported within the City of Perth's local government
boundary for the years —
(a) 2017;
(b) 2018;
(c) 2019; and
(d) 2020 to date?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises the following.
(1) (a) There were 1 571 in 2017;
(b) there were 1 301 in 2018;
(c) there were 1 107 in 2019; and
(d) there have been 635 in 2020.
(2) (a) There were 404 in 2017;
(b) there were 378 in 2018;
(c) there were 434 in 2019; and
(d) there have been 219 in 2020.
In addition to Operation Heat
Shield, which saw an unprecedented additional $5 million in funding to boost
police operations in Perth and elsewhere, there has been a recent boost to
officer numbers as part of Operation Nightsafe. WA police also advise that the
increased high-visibility police presence has resulted in positive feedback and
greater reporting of offences, which often previously went unreported.