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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002
Police staffing
| Jurisdiction | Sworn police officers | Civilian | Total | Sworn officers per 1,000 km2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | 13,614 | 3,887 | 17,501 | 17 |
| Vic. | 10,291 | 1,841 | 12,132 | 45 |
| Qld | 8,082 | 2,981 | 11,063 | 5 |
| WA | 4,993 | 1,325 | 6,318 | 2 |
| SA | 3,808 | 837 | 4,645 | 4 |
| Tas. | 1,131 | 406 | 1,537 | 17 |
| NT | 985 | 223 | 1,208 | 1 |
| ACT | 597 | 172 | 769 | 254 |
| Australia* | 44,922 | 12,113 | 57,035 | 6 |
| *Includes Australian Federal Police.
Sources: Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth/State Service Provision 2002, Report on government services 2002, vol. 1, Productivity Commission, Canberra. Australian Institute of Criminology 2002, The composition of Australia's police services as at 30 June 2000, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra, <http://www.aic.gov.au/stats/cjs/police/pol2000.html> | ||||
What this table shows
- New South Wales had the largest police service across Australia, while the Australian Capital Territory had the smallest.
- Queensland employed the highest proportion of civilian staff (27%), and Victoria employed the lowest (15%).
- The ACT had 254 police officers per 1,000km2, while the Northern Territory had only one.