Queensland Police Service

Queensland Budget 2021-22 · Palaszczuk Government

Minister
Mark Ryan MP
Department head
Commissioner Katarina Carroll APM

As at budget day (2021-06-15)

$2.701B
Total expenses
$156.1M
Capital program
$156M
1 tracked measure
17,031
FTE staff

Across budgets

Tracked across 6 budgets (2021-22 to 2026-27).

Key service areas

Police ServicesPublic Safety Business Agency

Budget initiatives

Additional Police Personnel and Facilities$156.1MExpandedCapitalAnnounced

A $156.1 million Queensland Police Service capital program for new and replacement police facilities, motor vehicles, vessels and equipment (including $40.6 million for vehicles), continuing the 2020 election commitment to hire an additional 2,025 police personnel over five years.

Police get new stations, vehicles and equipment, with thousands more officers being recruited over five years.

2021-22: $156.1M

General Government capital, $156.1 million Queensland Police Service capital program in 2021-22, supporting the commitment to 2,025 additional police personnel over five years.

Forward estimates

Year-by-year allocations for 1 measure with published forward profiles.

Measure2021-22Total
Additional Police Personnel and Facilities$156.1M$156.1M
Total$156.1M$156.1M

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Percentage of code 1 and code 2 incidents attended within 12 minutes≥80%86.6%≥85%
Rate of crime victimisation per 1,000 population - total personal offences<6.47.3<6.3
Rate of crime victimisation per 1,000 population - total property offences<42.940.6<42.3
Feelings of safety walking alone in neighbourhood during the night>50%52.3%>50%
Road fatalities per 100,000 population4.305.904.30
Cost of police services per person$488$491$494

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Queensland Police Service (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.