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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Police expenditure

Expenditure on Australian police services, 2000-2001
Expenditure ($'000)
Total recurrent expenditure 4,598,084
Total capital expenditure 271,382
Staff salaries ($)
Average police staff salaries 70,127
Average non-police staff salaries 50,114
Source: Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth/State Service Provision 2002, Report on government services 2002, vol. 1, Productivity Commission, Canberra.

What this table shows

  • The total recurrent expenditure on police services across Australia was $4.6 billion. This amounts to $236 for every person in Australia, and $308 per adult.
  • Recurrent expenditure on staff salaries accounted for 77% of this total expenditure.

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