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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003

Police

Expenditure on Australian police services, 2001-2002
Expenditure ($'000)
Total recurrent expenditure 4,805,015
Total capital expenditure 326,098
Total expenditure 5,131,113
Staff salaries ($)
Average police staff salaries 71,995
Average non-police staff salaries 58,845

Source:

  • Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth/State Service Provision 2003, Report on government services, volume 1 : education, justice, emergency management, Productivity Commission, Canberra. <http://www.pc.gov.au/gsp/reports/rogs/2003/>

What this table shows

  • The total recurrent expenditure on police services across Australia was $4.8 billion. This amounts to $244 for every person in Australia, and $317 per adult. Recurrent expenditure on salaries accounted for 77% of this expenditure.

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