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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 3 Hansard (9 March) . . Page.. 908 ..


Motor Vehicles - Stolen

(Question No. 223)

Mr Hargreaves asked the Minister for Justice and Community Safety, upon notice, on 17 February 2000:

In relation to motor vehicle thefts in the ACT: For each of the following years: (a) 1995, (b) 1996, (c) 1997, (d) 1998 and (e) 1999:

(1) How many thefts were reported in the ACT.

(2) What was the "clear-up" for the thefts.

Mr Humphries: The answers to Mr Hargreaves' questions are:

(1) and (2)

Year Number of Thefts Apparent "clear Apparent Percentage

Reported in up" rate(a) recovered (b)

the ACT

1995 1557 16% 80%

1996 1569 13% 86%

1997 1568 16% 86 6

1998 2427 8% **77%

1999 3393 10% *

Source:

COPS database as at 1 December 1998 (for data prior to December 1998)

PROMIS database as at 2 February 2000 (for data since November 1998)

Notes:

(a) This is an apparent clear-up rate, as an offence can be reported in one period, and cleared in a subsequent period.

(b) This is an apparent percentage recovered rate, as an offence can be reported in one period, and cleared in a subsequent period.

* Figure currently not available for this period.

** Figure represents total to November 1998.


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