Our role and functions
The role of Victoria Police is to serve the Victorian community and uphold the law to promote a safe, secure, and orderly society.
We achieve this through our functions of:
- protecting life and property
- helping those in need of assistance
- preventing offences
- preserving the peace
- detecting and apprehending offenders.
Our role and functions are set out in the Victoria Police Act 2013.
Our services
Our services include:
- preventing crime through a range of proactive community safety programs
- responding to calls for assistance in matters of personal and public safety, emergencies, and serious incidents
- protecting the public by providing a visible police presence in the community, at incidents, and at events
- detecting and investigating offences, and bringing those responsible for committing them to justice
- supporting the judicial process to achieve efficient and effective court case management, supporting victims, providing safe custody for alleged offenders, and ensuring fair and equitable treatment of victims and offenders
- promoting safe road user behaviour.
Our strategic direction
Victoria Police strives for A Safe Victoria, where everyone is safe and feels safe.
We do this through initiatives that enable our people to operate with excellence, which is crucial for building community trust and confidence.
Our stakeholders
We work with the community and a wide range of stakeholders to ensure efficient, effective, economical and timely delivery on our objectives and priorities.
Our stakeholders include:
- Victorian Government departments and agencies
- peak bodies representing communities and specific community safety issues
- partner organisations supporting our work
- local communities and their representatives
- academia
- subject matter experts, and
- oversight bodies.
Our workforce
22,000 people
Victoria Police continues to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and provide a workplace where our people are leaders, are safe and supported, are valued, and are included and enabled.
Our workforce is made up of:
- police officers
- protective services officers (PSOs)
- Victoria Public Service (VPS) employees, including police custody officers (PCOs).
Our assets
Victoria Police develops and maintains high-performing assets to support our service delivery.
Our assets and infrastructure include:
326 police stations
43 buildings
3521 motor vehicles
4 planes and helicopters
Our service coverage
Victoria Police provides policing services to the community 24 hours a day, seven days a week, working to keep more than 7 million Victorians safe.
Victoria Police operates across 54 police service areas, within 21 divisions and four regions.
- Western
- Eastern
- North-West Metro
- Southern Metro
Victoria Police service coverage map
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