Queensland Police Service

Queensland Budget 2022-23 · Palaszczuk Government

Minister
Mark Ryan MP
Department head
Commissioner Katarina Carroll APM

As at budget day (2022-06-21)

$2.878B
Total expenses
$174.6M
Capital program
$20M
1 tracked measure
17,548
FTE staff

Key service areas

Police Services

Budget initiatives

Police Resourcing and Equipment$20.3MExpandedAnnounced

Funding to deliver more police with more resources, including a $174.6 million capital program for stations, vehicles and equipment, body worn cameras, weapons licensing systems and the relocation of the Oxley Police Academy to Wacol, continuing the commitment to 2,025 additional police personnel by 2025.

Police get more staff, stations, vehicles and equipment, including body worn cameras, to keep communities safe.

2022-23: $20.3M

General Government operating. $20.3M is the 2022-23 total of Queensland Police Service expense measures since the 2021-22 Budget Update (including Queensland Government Air, the Five Point Plan, Oxley Police Academy relocation, QLiTE, weapons licensing, camera-detected offences and body worn cameras). Police services funding overall is $2.9 billion in 2022-23 with a $174.6 million capital program.

Forward estimates

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

Measure2022-23Total
Police Resourcing and Equipment$20.3M$20.3M
Total$20.3M$20.3M

Performance metrics

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

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Percentage of personal safety offences cleared within 30 days - Total Personal safety54-61%55.1%54-61%
Percentage of property security offences cleared within 30 days - Total property security28-30%31.7%28-30%
Percentage of good order offences cleared within 30 days80-85%78.4%80-85%
Rate of crime victimisation per 1000 population - Total property offences<42.342.2<42.0
Percentage of code 1 and code 2 incidents attended within 12 minutes≥85%85.4%>85%
Feelings of safety walking alone in neighbourhood during the night>50%51.8%>50%
Road fatalities per 100,000 population4.305.394.30
Cost of police services per person$494$499$517

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.