Issues and opportunities
Victoria Police operates in a dynamic environment. We actively consider factors that may influence our future policies and how we respond, including:
- crime rates and perceptions of safety
- tech-facilitated exploitation of vulnerable persons, including children, young people and older people
- increased child and youth offending
- prolonged cost of living pressures and the impact on crime and family violence
- concurrent emergencies – including extreme weather events requiring a police response and resourcing.
We continue to work with our partner agencies and communities to:
- foster trust and collaboration through the development of short and long-term crime prevention strategies and programs.
- ensure responsiveness to legislative change and community safety needs.
Our risks
Victoria Police manages risk in accordance with the Victorian Government Risk Management Framework.
Our risk management approach endeavours to improve performance, encourages innovation, and supports achievement of the organisation’s vision, service delivery and community safety performance objectives.
It also ensures we comply with our safety, legal, governance, and other corporate obligations.
We operate under the requirements of the Financial Management Act 1994 supported by our values and policies.
Our performance
Victoria Police works to strengthen community safety through policing, law enforcement and crime prevention activities.
We are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for the Victorian community by providing policing services that prevent, disrupt, detect, investigate and prosecute crime, and promote safer road user behaviour, so that Victorians can live their lives confidently, safely and without fear of crime.
We are continually monitoring our organisational performance. We report to government on our accountabilities, including against the Victorian Government Budget Papers and 2025-26 Department Performance Statement, and through a detailed annual report, supported by internal governance mechanisms.
Our finances
Victoria Police received $4.51 billion from the Victorian Government to fund our 2025–26 budget.
With this funding, we deliver initiatives that improve safety in the Victorian community. This includes initiatives in the areas of law enforcement, court proceedings and community assistance.
Prudent financial management demands ongoing identification of efficiencies to ensure Victoria Police operates within its budget allocation.
Approved Budget and Finance Committee (State Budget) funded output and asset investment programs and targets over the next four financial years are published in the 2025–26 State Budget Papers No. 3 and No. 4.
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