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As at December 2004, [[Western Australia]] recorded lower rates than most other states in Australia for violent offences, but was the highest State for burglary in 2003. |
As at December 2004, [[Western Australia]] 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.<ref>http://www.crc.law.uwa.edu.au/facts__and__figures/statistical_report_2003</ref> |
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[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] figures for 2009/10 showed that police action was taken against 2072.1 people<ref>http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/women-increasingly-target-of-police-action-20110224-1b6x2.html</ref> per 100,000 head of population in WA.<ref>http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/women-increasingly-target-of-police-action-20110224-1b6x2.html</ref> |
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In 2003 the prison population increased by 3.4% with a similar increase in 2004.<ref>http://www.crc.law.uwa.edu.au/facts__and__figures/statistical_report_2003</ref> |
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==List of specific crimes in Western Australia== |
==List of specific crimes in Western Australia== |
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Revision as of 04:53, 1 March 2011
Crime in Western Australia is fought by the Western Australia Police and the Western Australia court system.
Crime statistics
As at December 2004, Western Australia 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.[1]
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures for 2009/10 showed that police action was taken against 2072.1 people[2] per 100,000 head of population in WA.[3]
List of specific crimes in Western Australia
See also
National:
References
External links
Further reading
- N S N Loh, M G Maller, J A Fernandez, A M Ferrante, M R J Walsh (2007). "Crime and Justice Statistics for Western Australia 2005" (PDF). Crime Research Centre, University of Western Australia. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
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