The 2025-26 Budget makes a significant investment to support our police force to better protect and serve the community, including funding additional officers, improving the amenity of police facilities, and modernising their equipment.

By 2030-31, SA Police will grow by 326 sworn officers, to achieve a total sworn police force of 5 000.

ADDITIONAL SWORN POLICE OFFICERS

$172 million over six years (including $69.8 million to 2028-29) for additional sworn police officers. Together with the expanded police motorcycle capacity and regional Police Security Officer (PSO) initiatives, there will be an additional 243 sworn police officers by 2028-29 and a further 83 by 2030-31.

ESSENTIAL POLICE INFRASTRUCTURE

$31.1 million over four years to undertake additional sustainment works to ensure SA Police have the facilities and equipment they need.

REGIONAL POLICE SECURITY OFFICERS

$29.6 million over three years for the expansion of the successful PSO model into regional areas, with an additional 98 PSOs and 2 sworn police officers across regional South Australia.

ACCELERATED POLICE RECRUITMENT

$12 million over three years to continue the accelerated recruitment program by increasing the number of courses delivered by the SA Police Academy, engaging in recruitment campaigns, and improving vocational pathways.

WORKFORCE CIVILIANISATION

$9.7 million over four years to facilitate the redeployment of sworn police officers into priority operational policing duties through the civilianisation of 20 support roles in SA Police.

PISTOL REPLACEMENT

$6.8 million over four years to replace the current pistol used by police officers. The additional funding will be used to procure and roll out the replacement pistol as well as conduct associated training.

STATE COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE BUILDING SUSTAINMENT AND SECURITY WORKS

$5.9 million over three years to support critical building sustainment and security works for the operation of the State Communications Centre.

IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION REFORMS

$2 million over two years to assist SA Police to address the expected increase in exemption applications from the extension of the definition of ‘child-related work’ under the Child Sex Offender Registration Act 2006.

FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS

The budget includes provisions of around $200 million for future SA Police infrastructure requirements, including a new northern property store, Two Wells police station and other facilities.