Victoria Police

Victoria Police
Victoria Police
	Badge of the Victoria Police
	Flag of the Victoria Police
Motto	Uphold the Right ; "Tenez le Droit" until November 1986
Agency overview
Formed	8 January, 1853
Employees	21,326 (June 2023)
Annual budget	A$4.13 billion (2023–24)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Victoria, Australia
	Victoria Police jurisdiction
Size	237,659 square kilometres
Population	6,689,377
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	Government of Victoria
Constituting instrument	Victoria Police Act 2013 (VIC);
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Overviewed by	Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission
Headquarters	Victoria Police Centre; 311 Spencer Street; Docklands37.814122°S 144.951615°E
Sworn officers	15,842 (June 2023)
Minister responsible	Anthony Carbines, Minister for Police;
Agency executive	Shane Patton, Chief Commissioner;
Units	List Air Wing ; Arson & Explosives Squad ; The Botany Branch ; Crime Scene Officers ; Central Property Management Unit ; Criminal Investigation Unit ; Critical Incident Response Team ; The Criminal Proceeds Squad ; Divisional Intelligence Unit ; Divisional Licensing Unit ; Detectives ; Dog Squad ; Drug Task Force ; Forensic Services Department ; Family Violence Investigation Unit ; General Duties ; Highway Patrol ; Highway Patrol Solo ; Homicide Squad ; Licensing Services Branch ; Media Unit ; Mounted Branch ; Prosecutions ; Operations Response Unit ; Organised Motor Vehicle Theft Squad ; Physical training unit ; Proactive Media Unit ; Professional Standards Command ; Public Order Response Team ; Regional Response Unit ; Regions and Transit Safety Unit ; Search and Rescue Squad ; Sexual Offences & Child Abuse Investigation Team ; Vehicle Impound Unit ; Special Operations Group ; Psychology Unit ; Sex Industry Coordination Unit ; State Liquor Unit ; State Surveillance Unit ; Water Police;
Regions	Western, Eastern, North West Metro, Southern Metro
Facilities
Stations	333 (2019), 185 police residences, 96 other facilities
Website
	police.vic.gov.au vicpolicenews.com.au

Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian state of Victoria. It was formed in 1853 and currently operates under the Victoria Police Act 2013.

As of June 2023, Victoria Police has 21,326 staff, comprising 15,842 police officers, 1,412 Protective Services Officers, 346 Police Custody Officers and 216 Police Recruits in training, 2 reservists and 3,507 Victorian Public Service (VPS) employees across 333 police stations. Victoria Police's budget for 2023-2024 is A$4.13 billion.

Between 31 July 2018 and 18 July 2019, Victoria Police recorded 514,398 offences, an increase of 1.5% from the previous year. Victoria Police also responded to 897,016 emergency calls, a reduction of 0.3% from previous year.

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