Between 2009 and 2018, 67 people died during police pursuits and, in a six-year period, police had to spend about $4.5 million repairing police cars – mostly because of police pursuits. The figure did include the cost of vehicle write-offs. Staff raised concerns about the resourcing required to investigate fleeing drivers, but police bosses noted they already had to commit significant resources when someone was injured or killed during a pursuit. Police also tried to downplay the significance of the change, describing it as a “slight rewording”. Seventy per cent of fleeing drivers between 2015 and 2019 were caught – 40 per cent at the end of a pursuit, and 30 per cent were identified and found later.