Time for Paps to crack down on knives, all knives, kitchen knives etc lol
https://thewest.com.au/news/crime/param ... c-12344579Paramedics are being called out to a stabbing every day in WA, new St John WA figures show
Phil HickeyThe West Australian
Mon, 6 November 2023 2:00AM
Paramedics are being called out to a stabbing every day in WA, prompting fears the State is in the grip of a knife and bladed weapon crime crisis.
Paramedics are being called out to a stabbing every day in WA, prompting fears the State is in the grip of a knife and bladed weapon crime crisis. Credit: The West Australian
Paramedics are being called out to a stabbing attack every day in WA, fuelling fears the State is in the grip of a knife-crime crisis.
New figures obtained exclusively by The West Australian show ambulance crews attended to almost 400 stabbing cases last year — an average of more than one a day.
The new figures have been seized upon by the State Opposition who claim the “alarming” statistics show Perth is in the midst of a violent crime “explosion.”
It comes as homicide squad detectives grapple with a string of sudden deaths and alleged murders across WA.
The statistics given to The West by St John WA show paramedics attended to 399 cases listed as “trauma stabbing” in 2022.
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The year prior to that there were 374 such cases and there were 371 in 2020.
The latest up to date figures show St John WA crews have attended to 321 stabbing cases so far this year.
Homicide squad detectives have been spread thin across Perth and regional WA in recent weeks after a cluster of sudden deaths, alleged murders and serious assault cases.
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The bulk of the stabbing cases since 2020 have involved men, with about half of those aged between 20-39.
Two-thirds of all the patients needed to be taken to hospital.
Opposition police spokesman Peter Collier said the stabbing figures were a sign that violent crime in Perth had “exploded.”
Mr Collier also used the figures to claim the Cook Government was being “deceptive” in their assessment that crime in the State was dropping.
“These figures on stabbings are alarming and they reflect the massive increase in crimes against the person over recent years,” Mr Collier said.
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Opposition police spokesman Peter Collier said the stabbing figures were a sign that violent crime in Perth had ‘exploded.’ Credit: Kelsey Reid/The West Australian
“The Labor government have been deceptive in their appraisal of crime throughout the State, claiming that there has been an overall decline.
“The reality is that violent crime and domestic violence has exploded over the past three years.”
It comes as The West recently revealed stab-proof vests and body-worn cameras would be rolled out to ambulance crews across WA to protect frontline workers from acts of violence and aggression.
A six-month trial of the vests and cameras started on September 27, with almost 200 ambulance workers volunteering to test the equipment in metropolitan and country locations.
St John WA chief emergency officer Brendon Brodie-Hall said this week the agency was committed to protecting its staff from “increasing incidents of violence and aggression.”
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“Any incident involving weapons and or violence in the community is of course concerning and this concern extends to our front-line crews attending such cases,” Mr Brodie-Hall said.
In response to Mr Collier’s claims, Police Minister Paul Papalia said his government took a tough approach to make our community safer.
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“We have more police than ever before and we are growing police numbers even more with over 1600 local applicants and over 1400 experienced overseas officers applying to join,” the minister said.
“The Western Australia Police Force is achieving incredible rapid response times and arrest rates thanks to the State Operation Command Centre linked with on ground police assets like the Rapid Apprehension Squad.”
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Official WA Police figures show that “crimes against the person” — which includes assaults, robberies and sexual offences — jumped considerably last financial year with 62,363 cases recorded across WA.
There were 54,764 cases in 2021-22 and just over 53,000 the financial year prior to that.
An analysis by The West of recent suspected homicides and serious assault cases show many of the alleged murders and serious assaults that have happened in Perth in recent weeks and months have been stabbing related.
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They include the tragic alleged murder of a 29-year-old man who was found with horrific stab wounds in a Rivervale park on October 21, which has led to three men now facing murder charges.
Last month, police charged 21-year-old Northam man Glen Boyce with murder over the death of Zachary Bevilaqua in Woodbridge, after he too was stabbed with a sharp object.
Last month, police charged 21-year-old Northam man Glen Boyce with murder over the death of Zachary Bevilaqua in Woodbridge, after he too was stabbed with a sharp object.
Last month, police charged 21-year-old Northam man Glen Boyce with murder over the death of Zachary Bevilaqua in Woodbridge, after he too was stabbed with a sharp object. Credit: Supplied/Supplied
Former bikie Peter “Fuzzy” Godfree was also stabbed during an alleged home invasion in Perth’s southern suburbs in September.
Mr Godfree – who was once a leading figure in the United Motorcycle Council of WA - survived the attack.
Former bikie Peter ‘Fuzzy’ Godfree was also stabbed during an alleged home invasion in Perth’s southern suburbs in September.
Former bikie Peter ‘Fuzzy’ Godfree was also stabbed during an alleged home invasion in Perth’s southern suburbs in September. Credit: Mogens Johansen/WA News
On Monday, The West reported how a sudden spike in alleged murders and sudden deaths had left WA Police’s homicide squad run off their feet, with extra officers pulled off their usual beats to help out.
This week the squad was called out to at least four sudden deaths, including two alleged murders.
