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1178 - Police and Counter-terrorism - NSW POLICE DRUG ENFORCEMENT FOR POLICE

Faehrmann, Cate to the Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional New South Wales, and Minister for Western New South Wales representing the Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism, and Minister for the Hunter
NSW POLICE DRUG ENFORCEMENT FOR POLICE

(1) Can the Minister advise, what was the total cost of drug enforcement activity by New South Wales Police by Local Government Authority in each of the following calendar years:

(a) 2013?

(b) 2014?

(c) 2015?

(d) 2016?

(e) 2017?

(f) 2018?

(g) 2019?

(h) 2020?

(i) 2021?

(j) 2022?

(k) 2023, to 30 June?

(2) How many drug detection dogs are currently working for the New South Wales Police Force?

(3) What was the total cost of drug detection dog operations in each of the following calendar years:

(a) 2013?

(b) 2014?

(c) 2015?

(d) 2016?

(e) 2017?

(f) 2018?

(g) 2019?

(h) 2020?

(i) 2021?

(j) 2022?

(k) 2023, to 30 June?

(4) How many drug detection dog deployments were recorded in New South Wales for each of the following calendar years:

(a) 2013?

(b) 2014?

(c) 2015?

(d) 2016?

(e) 2017?

(f) 2018?

(g) 2019?

(h) 2020?

(i) 2021?

(j) 2022?

(k) 2023, to 30 June?

(5) How many searches were undertaken following a drug detection dog indication in each of the following calendar years:

(a) 2013?

(b) 2014?

(c) 2015?

(d) 2016?

(e) 2017?

(f) 2018?

(g) 2019?

(h) 2020?

(i) 2021?

(j) 2022?

(k) 2023, to 30 June?

(6) How many searches undertaken following a drug detection dog indication found no illicit drugs for the following calendar years:

(a) 2013?

(b) 2014?

(c) 2015?

(d) 2016?

(e) 2017?

(f) 2018?

(g) 2019?

(h) 2020?

(i) 2021?

(j) 2022?

(k) 2023, to 30 June?

Answer -

I am advised:

(1) The NSW Police Force does not record activity-based costing information for individual crime types.

(2) 14.

(3) The NSW Police Force does not record information on the cost of operations involving drug detection dogs.

(4)

(a) 2,128 in 2013

(b) 2,708 in 2014

(c) 2,574 in 2015

(d) 2,174 in 2016

(e) 1,999 in 2017

(f) 1,770 in 2018

(g) 2,008 in 2019

(h) 1,471 in 2020

(i) 1,535 in 2021

(j) 1,447 in 2022

(k) 663 in 2023 (to 30 June).

(5)

(a) 13,720 in 2013

(b) 14,213 in 2014

(c) 12,493 in 2015

(d) 8,746 in 2016

(e) 9,524 in 2017

(f) 9,811 in 2018

(g) 10,760 in 2019

(h) 2,259 in 2020

(i) 2,475 in 2021

(j) 6,529 in 2022

(k) 4,006 in 2023 (to 30 June).

(6)

(a) 10,622 in 2013

(b) 11,495 in 2014

(c) 9,423 in 2015

(d) 5,906 in 2016

(e) 6,795 in 2017

(f) 7,229 in 2018

(g) 8,330 in 2019

(h) 1,611 in 2020

(i) 1,756 in 2021

(j) 4,887 in 2022

(k) 2,859 in 2023 (to 30 June).


Question asked on 29 August 2023 (session 58-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 80
Answer received on 19 September 2023 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 95