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Victoria Police Annual Report 2012-13 ANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013 VICTORIA POLICE COMMISSIONERS 1853 -2013 Hussey Malone Chomley (1882 - 1902) A policeman for 50 years, Thomas Albert Hussey Chomley was the Blamey Thomas first Chief Commissioner (1925 - 1936) to come from police ranks. O’Callaghan He merged the detective (1902 - 1913) Brigadier General Sir Charles MacMahon force with general police Thomas Blamey was a (1854 - 1858) to form the Criminal Thomas O’Callaghan was John Gellibrand distinguished soldier of Investigation Branch. He another career policeman. (1920 - 1921) both world wars. Charles MacMahon, a introduced examinations Praised as a zealous He initiated the Police former professional for promotion and ordered detective he was Chief Major General Sir John Provident Fund and set soldier, introduced a the first Valour Awards. Commissioner from 1902 Gellibrand increased the up a traffic control group. military discipline on the to 1913. He encouraged number of police and organisation and wrote the the introduction of pushed for police cars to first Police Regulations. fingerprint analysis. be introduced. 2 5 8 1 4 7 10 3 6 9 Frederick Charles Alfred George Alexander Standish Sainsbury Nicholson (1858 - 1880) (1913 - 1919) (1922 - 1925) William Henry George Steward Fancourt Mitchell Captain Frederick Standish Alfred George Sainsbury (1919 - 1920) Alexander Nicholson was a (1853 - 1854) re-organised the had given exemplary country policeman. One Melbourne Police district police service for 35 years Lieutenant-General Sir of his major achievements William Henry Fancourt and established the first when he was appointed George Steward was was the introduction of the Mitchell was the first police station in Russell Chief Commissioner in the most highly qualified Wireless Patrol, a person appointed Chief Street. He re-designed the 1913. He replaced troop and successful public world first! Commissioner of Victoria police uniform to suit horses with bicycles and administrator so far Police, initially on a Victorian conditions. allowed women to join the appointed Chief provisional basis. organisation. During his Commissioner. He Mr Mitchell substanti- command The Police championed improved ally increased the Association was formed. working conditions and organisation’s strength. introduced training. He One of his last projects established a Fingerprint was to publish the first Branch, decentralised the Police Gazette. Criminal Investigation Branch, and restructured the Plain Clothes Branch. He introduced training and promotion based on merit. OUR MISSION At Victoria Police, our mission is to ensure a safe, secure and orderly society by serving the community and the law. OUR VALUES • Flexibility – remain open-minded at all times, be adaptive to change, while welcoming difference and practicing tolerance • Leadership – be approachable, consistent and committed to, and inspire these organisational values • Integrity – act with honesty, respecting CONTENTS the right of fair process for all, maintain confidentiality and respect for those we deal with, demonstrate moral strength Highlights for 2012-13 .......................................2 and courage and behave with honour Foreword from the Chief Commissioner .............7 and impartiality • Professionalism – accept responsibility, be 1. About Victoria Police ....................................9 accountable to our customers and ourselves. We must communicate honestly, openly 2. Corporate governance ...............................15 and consistently and continually strive 3. Our performance ........................................23 for excellence • Respect – embrace the diversity that exists 4. Portfolio highlights and key operations .......55 within our community, valuing opinions Regional operations ....................................56 while appreciating and acknowledging the efforts of others Specialist operations ..................................57 • Support – recognise and reward the service of our colleagues, and promote professional Strategy .....................................................59 and career development. At all times, we Business services .......................................60 must care for the wellbeing of our colleagues. Infrastructure ..............................................61 OUR PURPOSE Preserving the peace. 5. Appendices ................................................65 Protecting life and property. 6. Financial statements .................................101 Preventing offences. Detecting and apprehending offenders. Helping those in need of assistance. OUR SERVICES • We respond to calls for assistance in matters of personal and public safety, emergencies and serious incidents • We aim to prevent crime by providing services to ensure community safety through a range of proactive crime prevention programs • We detect and investigate offences and bring to justice those responsible for committing them • We support the judicial process to achieve efficient and effective court case management, providing safe custody for alleged offenders, supporting victims and ensuring fair and equitable treatment of victims and offenders • We promote safe road-user behaviour and enforce road safety laws. 1 Highlights for 2012-13 Victoria Police exists to deliver a safer Victoria. Through focused work and the dedication of our police members, notably we achieved a reduction in road trauma and a reduction in crimes against property. • 4.8% reduction in fatalities on our roads • 6.0% reduction in total injuries on our roads • 3.0% reduction in property crime (rate per 100,000 population) • 78.2% proportion of community satisfied with policing services (general satisfaction) • 86.0% proportion of community who have confidence in police. These positive results have been achieved through the delivery of additional police and PSOs under the Government’s election commitment to provide an additional 1,700 police and 940 PSOs by November 2014. Since November 2010, we have: • allocated an additional 1,200 police, taking the total to 12,539.7 (FTE) • deployed 396 new PSOs (Transit). DELIVERING A SAFER VICTORIA: Reducing crime Though there has been an increase in crimes against the person, this increase is driven in part by positive reforms to family violence responses, which are resulting in increased reporting. The roll-out of additional police and PSOs is also contributing to increased crime detection. We achieved a 3.0 per cent reduction (rate per 100,000 population) for crimes against property. This decrease has been driven by reductions in property damage, theft of/from motor vehicles and residential burglary offences. Proactive policing operations, outlined in Chapters 3 and 4 of this report, contributed to our positive performance in reducing property crime. The increase in detected drug offences is also a positive result. Police have increased their enforcement in relation to drug offences, detecting more people possessing and using drugs. 2 Victoria Police Annual Report 2012-13 Delivering a safer Victoria: Crime rates Rates per 100,000 population1 Crime 2011-12 2012-13 % change Crimes against the person 975.1 1,026.7 5.3 Crime against property 4,782.6 4,640.7 -3.0 Drug offences 337.6 378.0 12.0 Other crime 948.0 1,111.7 17.3 Total crime 7,043.2 7,157.1 1.6 Note 1Data extracted from LEAP on 18 July 2013 and is subject to variation. DELIVERING A SAFER VICTORIA: Operations area and external partners to deliver Reducing the road toll this result. These operations are detailed in During 2012-13, Victoria Police continued its Chapters 3 and 4 of this annual report. commitment to working with its road safety The introduction of the Victorian Government partners to reduce collisions on our roads, Road Safety Strategy 2013-2022 provides the particularly those that result in fatalities or injuries. new direction for the state’s road safety over that At the end of the 2012-13 period, road fatalities period. The strategy established an aim to reduce had been reduced by 4.8 per cent and total fatalities and road trauma on Victoria’s roads by injuries by 6.0 per cent in comparison with the 30 per cent over the life of the strategy. A key end of 2011-12. Victoria Police has pursued a element of the strategy is a strong commitment number of road safety campaigns and operations to enforcement of the key contributing factors to in 2012-13 to achieve these results. Our regions road trauma - speeding, drink and drug driving have worked collaboratively with our Specialist and poor driver behaviour. Delivering a safer Victoria: Reducing the fatalities and injuries on our roads* 2011-12 2012-13 % change Fatalities 269 256 -4.8 Total injuries** 19,100 17,947 -6.0 Notes * Data correct at date of download (Fatalities 21 August 2013 and Injuries 25 August 2013). Data download on a different date may reflect minor varaitions. ** Injury data contains both Serious Injury and Other Injury data in the April 2012-March 2013 period. There is an approximate six week time lag with Injury data. FINANCIAL SUMMARY the following items funded from prior year surplus: Victoria Police’s net result from transactions for • increased employer contributions to the 2012-13 is a deficit of $12.4m, compared to a defined benefit superannuation scheme for deficit of $30.6m in 2011-12. sworn officers The deficit from transactions in 2012-13 is driven by • additional advertising to recruit PSOs. 2011-12 ($m)* 2012-13 ($m) Change (%) Income 2.051.0 2.139.3 4.4 Expenditure 2.081.6 2.151.7 3.4 Surplus/(Deficit) (30.6) (12.4) 59.5 Note * The 2011-12
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