SA Police (SAPOL)

SAPOL is headed by the Commissioner of Police and comprises 6000 employees including:

• sworn police officers

• community constables

• police security officers

• specialists and administrative staff

• volunteers

We work to protect and reassure individuals and communities across the state through:

• advocacy

• education

• community engagement

• incident response

• investigation

• law enforcement

• prosecution

• victim support

Services and community programs

• emergency assistance

• non-urgent assistance

• crime prevention

• child protection

• coordinating and managing emergency response

• responding to domestic violence

• undertaking police checks

• preventing vehicle crashes

• regulating road use

• registration and licensing of firearms

• administering expiation notices

• liquor licensing enforcement

• statewide security

• upholding the law

SAPOL takes a leadership role in community programs including:

• Blue Light

• Crime Stoppers

• Neighbourhood Watch

• Band of the South Australia Police

• Road Safety Centre