- The Crisafulli Government is delivering 122 new officers across Queensland in its continued fight against Labor's Youth Crime Crisis.
- New recruits will strengthen frontline policing from Cairns to Roma and bring their diverse skills from former careers in defence, ambulance, education, youth work, lifeguarding and security.
- More than 2,200 police have now been sworn in since the Crisafulli Government came to office, delivering on its commitment to restore safety where you live.
The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer by delivering 122 new officers to the front line to fight Labor's Youth Crime Crisis.
The 122 new recruits will join a growing workforce of frontline police officers after graduating from the Academy last night, helping rebuild the police following a decade of decline under Labor.
The new officers will be stationed across Queensland to restore safety in Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Darling Downs, Wide Bay, Logan, Ipswich, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast.
More than 2,200 police have now been sworn in since the October 2024 election, far exceeding the Crisafulli Government's election commitment of 1,600 recruits to help turn the tide on Labor's Youth Crime Crisis.
Queenslanders will not only benefit from more boots on the ground restoring safety in their local communities, but from the diverse skills the new recruits bring from the defence force, ambulance service, education, youth work, lifeguarding and security.
The new officers will enforce tough nation-leading Breach Bail, Go to Jail laws, recently delivered by the Crisafulli Government, as another way to restore safety where you live.
The Crisafulli Government will continue to deliver more police and stronger laws to drive down the number of victims of crime - which have already dropped by 9.6 per cent according to police data - after they skyrocketed 193 per cent under Labor.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie said the Crisafulli Government was delivering more police to the frontline to make Queensland safer.
"This is a proud day for Queenslanders as more than 100 recruits answer the call to fight Labor's Youth Crime Crisis and restore safety across Queensland," Minister Purdie said.
"Under the former Government officers were leaving the Service in droves because they weren't supported by Labor.
"The Crisafulli Government is supporting frontline officers by delivering them the laws and the resources they need to make Queensland safer."
Acting Commissioner of Police Brett Pointing said the latest cohort of officers will enter a career with purpose and will make a real difference to community safety.
"Communities across Queensland will see some new faces on the frontline as our Constables start their policing career in serving the Queensland community," Acting Commissioner Pointing said.
"These Constables stand alongside more than 13,000 dedicated officers across the state who make a difference in people's lives every day."
