Queensland Police Service
Queensland Budget 2023-24 · Palaszczuk Government
As at budget day (2023-06-13)
Key service areas
Budget initiatives
Funding to support police Extreme High Visibility Patrols in crime hot spots and at targeted times throughout the year.
More high-visibility police patrols in crime hot spots aim to deter offenders and make communities feel safer.
General Government operating, $25M over 3 years
A grant program to Police-Citizens Youth Clubs to develop infrastructure at priority sites, improving frontline social program delivery and youth crime intervention.
Investment in PCYC facilities gives young people positive activities and youth development programs to help prevent crime and reoffending.
General Government operating, $50M over 2 years for PCYC infrastructure grants. A further $6M supports PCYC officers focusing on social programs.
Funding to empower local communities to develop and trial localised responses to youth offending and connect local leaders to prevent and respond to youth crime.
$15 million helps local communities design their own solutions to youth crime, drawing on local leaders who know their area best.
General Government operating, $15M over 2 years across Police ($10M) and Youth Justice ($5M). The $7.5M in 2023-24 combines both line items.
Funding for expert youth justice workers to partner with police in a Specialist Youth Crime Rapid Response Squad to prevent, disrupt and respond to youth crime in hot spot areas.
A rapid response squad of police and youth workers targets youth crime hot spots to quickly disrupt and respond to offending.
General Government operating, $17.5M over 3 years across Police ($12.5M) and Youth Justice ($5M). The $6.8M in 2023-24 combines both line items.
A trial to help subsidise the cost for residents in Cairns, Townsville and Mount Isa to install vehicle immobilisers, to prevent car theft and unlawful use of vehicles.
Residents in Cairns, Townsville and Mount Isa can get help to install vehicle immobilisers, making it harder for cars to be stolen.
General Government operating, $10M over 3 years held centrally, administered by the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport. Annual split not disclosed.
Funding to support the recruitment of additional police personnel across Queensland.
Funding to recruit more police personnel boosts the size of the Queensland Police Service.
General Government operating, $87.5M over 5 years held centrally. Annual split not disclosed.
Funding to deliver replacement police facilities and new residential accommodation for police officers across multiple regions of Queensland.
New and replacement police stations and officer housing across the regions help police serve growing communities.
Capital, $70.8M over 5 years
Funding to implement the government's response to the A Call for Change Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence, including more victim liaison officers, DFV support workers in police stations and specialist police prosecutors.
Reforms put more victim liaison officers, domestic and family violence support workers and specialist prosecutors in place to better protect victims of domestic and family violence.
General Government operating, $100M held centrally. Annual split not disclosed.
Funding to establish an integrated volunteer marine rescue service, enhancing on-water safety volunteer capability across Queensland, as part of emergency management reforms.
A new integrated Marine Rescue Queensland service strengthens volunteer on-water rescue capability to keep boaters and swimmers safe.
General Government operating, $27M in 2023-24. Part of the up to $578M emergency and fire services reform package over 5 years.
Forward estimates
Year-by-year allocations for 4 measures with published forward profiles.
| Measure | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Extreme High Visibility Patrols | $5M | $10M | $10M | — | — | $25.0M |
| PCYC Capital Works Program | — | $25M | $25M | — | — | $50.0M |
| Police Enhanced Capital Program | $0.7M | $4.4M | $18.1M | $25.3M | $22.3M | $70.8M |
| Marine Rescue Queensland | — | $27M | — | — | — | $27.0M |
| Total | $5.7M | $66.4M | $53.1M | $25.3M | $22.3M | $172.8M |
Performance metrics
Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.
| Metric | Prior target | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |
| Percentage of personal safety offences cleared within 30 days — Total personal safety | 54–61% | 53.5% | 54–61% |
| Percentage of property security offences cleared within 30 days — Total property security | 28–30% | 30.3% | 28–30% |
| Rate of crime victimisation per 1,000 population — Total personal offences | <6.3 | 14.0 | <12.0 |
| Rate of crime victimisation per 1,000 population — Total property offences | <42.0 | 49.8 | <44.0 |
| Percentage of code 1 and code 2 incidents attended within 12 minutes | >85% | 77.1% | >80% |
| Feelings of safety walking alone in neighbourhood during the night | >50% | 49.4% | >50% |
| Road fatalities per 100,000 population | 4.30 | 5.18 | 4.28 |
| Cost of police services per person | $517 | $530 | $565 |
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.