Crime in Western Australia
Encyclopedia
Western Australia Police
The Western Australia Police services an area of 2.5 million square kilometres, the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction. In 2008, its 7,526 employees included 5,647 police officers.-History:-Early history:...
and the Western Australia court system.
Crime statistics
As at December 2004, Western AustraliaWestern Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
recorded lower rates than most other states in Australia for violent offences, but was the highest State for burglary in 2003. In 2003 the prison population increased by 3.4% with a similar increase in 2004.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
figures for 2009/10 showed that police action was taken against 2072.1 people per 100,000 head of population in WA.
List of specific crimes in Western Australia
See also
- Civil disturbances in Western AustraliaCivil disturbances in Western AustraliaThis is a list of civil disturbances in Western Australia. Some of the disturbances in this list are considered to be race riots, prison riots, and religious conflicts - often Protestant versus Catholic groups....
- Western Australia PoliceWestern Australia PoliceThe Western Australia Police services an area of 2.5 million square kilometres, the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction. In 2008, its 7,526 employees included 5,647 police officers.-History:-Early history:...
National:
- Crime in AustraliaCrime in AustraliaCrime-wise, Australia is comparatively a safe place to live, though often the perception of crime is much higher. Human smuggling, human trafficking and the illegal drug trade have all impacted Australia in recent years...
External links
- Francis Burt Law Education Center & Museum in Perth http://francisburt.lawsocietywa.asn.au/
- Office of Crime Prevention http://www.crimeprevention.wa.gov.au/