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The Australian - Sydney,Austra
07 November 2006
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Police feel unsafe on solo pat
ALMOST half of Tasmania's police feel unsafe when they patrol alone, a survey has revealed.
The Police Association of Tasmania released the poll of 600 police yesterday and called for 50 extra front-line officers.
The survey also showed 94 per cent of police believed there were not enough front-line police on the streets.
Association president Randolph Wierenga said police work could be dangerous and referred to the shooting of a solo officer on the Midland Highway in May.
"They don't feel safe when they are out there on their own," he said.
Mr Wierenga said a young male full of alcohol on a Friday night "might take a risk meeting one police officer" but, meeting two, might think twice.
Police Minister David Llewellyn noted the concerns and said a review of one-person patrols was almost complete.
He said Police Commissioner Richard McCreadie would review the report.
Mr Llewellyn said Tasmania's force of 1200 police was well resourced, police numbers had never been higher and crime rates had fallen.
He said 12 new positions had been allocated during the state election and 27 officers provided to cope with the extra workload of the Safe at Home laws.
"Crime rates have dropped from 60,422 offences in 1999-2000 to 41,297 in 2005-06 -- while the rate of clearing crime by charges being brought against offenders has more than doubled," he said.
"These results can only be described as exceptional."
However, Mr Wierenga said there had been a 4 per cent rise in the number of police since 2000 but the workload had "shot up astronomically".
He said benchmarks on things such as traffic infringements and breath testing and the Safe at Home legislation had contributed to the increased task.
"Police have difficulty achieving their benchmarks. They have difficulty getting from job to job," he said. "They often have to prioritise."
He said sometimes police stations were so understaffed that two people had to do seven people's jobs.
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