Victoria Police Revenue and Competitors

Victoria Police was established in 1853. It provides policing services to the Victorian community 24 hours a day, seven days a week, working to keep over 5.9 million Victorians safe. Police officers and protective services officers (PSOs) are supported in their roles by public service professionals who work as administrators, managers and specialists in a range of functions such as legal services, accounting, psychology and forensic sciences. Our workforce will be expanded in 2016 through the commencement of the recruitment of 400 police custody officers (PCOs) to take on prisoner management functions and supervise prisoners in police cells. Transitioning the supervision of prisoners to PCOs will increase our capacity to provide effective policing services to the community. We will also be expanding our PSO and transit police workforce further to support the State Government's Night Network. Effective frontline response service delivery is provided through 54 Police Service Areas (PSAs), split across 21 divisions within four regions - North West Metro, Southern Metro, Eastern and Western. These regional boundaries correspond with those of other Victorian government departments, enhancing cross-department service delivery, particularly in the area of emergency management. Public Safety, Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention, Traffic Management, Investigation, Emergency Management