- The Crisafulli Government's State Flying Squad - Queensland's largest police rapid response unit - marks one year of frontline operations.
- More than 100 deployments, leading to nearly 2,000 arrests and 6,000 charges to help restore safety where you live.
- The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer and rebuilding the frontline after a decade of decline under Labor.
The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer, with the strengthened State Flying Squad charging 1,998 offenders with 5,957 offences during its first year of frontline operations targeting serious and repeat offenders across the State.
Built to move fast, target and remove dangerous criminals from the streets, the State Flying Squad is the largest police rapid response unit in Queensland's history and provides surge capacity into crime hotspots to help restore safety where you live.
In its first year, the bolstered State Flying Squad has been deployed to crime hotspots 104 times and arrested 1,998 people – including 1,187 youths – on 5,957 charges.
Hotspot locations for the State Flying Squad have included 19 deployments to the Far North District, 18 to the Townsville District and 13 to the Darling Downs District.
The 58-officer specialist unit is triple the size of previous flying squads - and is backed by $32.4 million in funding – which ends the piecemeal approach left behind by Labor which saw officers borrowed from specialist units - including child abuse and homicide - to fill positions.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie said the Crisafulli Government was making Queensland safer and turning the tide of Labor's Youth Crime Crisis.
"The State Flying Squad is exactly what Queensland Police were crying out for - the ability to move quickly, flood crime hotspots and back up local officers as we continue to turn the tide of Labor's Youth Crime Crisis," Minister Purdie said.
"Police were left stretched thin and short on support under Labor, but the Crisafulli Government is delivering for our frontline by giving officers the tools and resources they need to do their jobs and reduce the number of victims of crime across Queensland.
"More deployments, more arrests and more charges mean fewer criminals on our streets, and another example of how we are making Queensland safer by restoring safety where you live."
Deputy Commissioner Cheryl Scanlon commended the State Flying Squad for their commitment to community safety and reducing crime across Queensland.
"We've seen great results during the last 12-months of the expanded State Flying Squad, and we will continue the specialised, targeted and intelligence-led deployments to ensure we respond effectively and efficiently to crime trends," Deputy Commissioner Scanlon said.
"The Squad amplifies the results of local police operations by boosting frontline resources and providing an investigative surge capacity.
"I applaud our highly specialised police officers who work tirelessly to reduce harm in communities and disrupt criminal activity."
Detective Inspector Joe Nixon said he couldn't be prouder of the State Flying Squad's efforts to help reduce crime in Queensland communities over the past year.
"The Squad amplifies the results of local police operations by boosting frontline resources and providing an investigative surge capacity, and we've seen fantastic results during our first year of the enhanced Flying Squad structure," Detective Inspector Nixon said.
"Our highly skilled officers work tirelessly every day to support local police and collaborate with other specialist teams to maintain pressure on criminal activity, ensuring we effectively reduce harm wherever we go, through targeted, intelligence-led deployments.
"We'll continue to deploy wherever and whenever we're needed to enhance the safety of all Queenslanders."
