The Allan Labor Government has today announced their hit list of the 119 communities across Melbourne that will lose permanent PSOs at their local train station.
Under Labor, crime is at an all-time high and serious offences against the person on train stations - including assault, robbery and stalking and harassment - increased by 74 per cent between 2021 and 2025.
The deployment of PSOs across Victoria's public transport system was an initiative of the former Baillieu Coalition Government and has played an important role in preventing crime and improving perceptions of safety for commuters for more than a decade.
That's why a future Jess Wilson-led Liberal and Nationals Government will reverse Labor's reckless decision, hire 200 more PSOs and return them to every metropolitan train station.
Leader of the Opposition, Jess Wilson, said: "Under Labor, police are down, crime is up and PSOs are being stripped from the majority of Melbourne's train stations.
"Under a Liberal and Nationals Government I lead, commuters can have confidence there will be a local PSO team on every train station, every night."
Shadow Minister for Police and Corrections, Brad Battin, said: "With criminal offending at an all-time high and perceptions of safety deteriorating, stripping PSOs from 119 train stations will only a make a bad situation worse.
"Only our Liberal and Nationals team has a plan to get more cops on the beat, put PSOs back on platforms and keep the community safe."
Shadow Minister for Public Transport, Matthew Guy, said: "Labor's reckless decision to strip PSOs from the majority of metropolitan train stations leaves commuters facing a lottery with their safety.
"Every commuter deserves the reassurance and safety PSOs provide and that's why our team will hire 200 more PSOs and ensure they are on every metropolitan train station from 6pm until the last service."
