New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian

New South Wales Minister for Police Troy Grant

Extra High Visibility Street Police To Hit The Beat

Victor P Taffa

Communities across Greater Sydney will benefit from having extra Police on the beat, with 100 high visibility officers set to join the ranks as part of the New South Wales Government’s historic investment in frontline Policing.

New South Wales Liberals & Nationals Government is investing a record $583 Million to deliver 1,500 extra Police, the biggest single increase for the New South Wales Police Force in more than 30 years.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Minister for Police Troy Grant and New South Wales Acting Police Commissioner Gary Worboys announced today that 100 of these new officers will be deployed to high visibility foot patrols across New South Wales.

This includes many in Sydney ensuring that communities are even safer places to live and work.

“These new high visibility street teams will provide a reassuring presence right across our suburbs and play a vital role in disrupting and preventing crime and anti-social behaviour.” Premier Berejiklian said.

“New South Wales Government is delivering record breaking frontline services for schools, hospitals and our emergency services. Our careful economic management is allowing us to deliver the improvements that will make a real difference for everyone in New South Wales.”

Along with providing high visibility foot patrols, the new officers announced today will also be deployed to major events, transport hubs and busy areas.

Minister Grant said the boost in resources would also give Police greater capacity for ongoing local community and business engagement.

“They call it the thin blue line but that’s hardly the case with more and more officers on our streets serving the community and proactively targeting crime.” Minister Grant said.

“Having this highly-visible deployment means Police can gather more intelligence to tackle emerging crime trends head-on, and increase community confidence in local Policing by addressing any concerns from retail owners, residents or other community members.”

“Presence of more men and women in blue will also make criminals think twice before breaking the law. With more eyes on them, there’s more chance of being caught and charged by Police.”

Acting Commissioner Worboys said modern Policing is not just about making people safe, it’s also about making people feel safe.

“That’s why a highly-visible presence in our major city is so important.” Acting Commissioner Worboys said.

“We know New York, Paris and London have moved towards a highly-visible presence. It’s only natural the largest city and biggest economy in Australia would follow.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High visibility street teams will operate across 5 New South Wales Police Force regions, with a large contingent of 40 extra Police set to be deployed across the Central Metropolitan Region.

Officers will be specifically trained in intelligence gathering so they can proactively identify conflicts ranging from local level issues to the most serious indicators of violent extremism.

They will work closely with Police Area Commands and Districts across their respective regions while also complementing the work of specialist officers across the Force.

Along with today’s announcement, all 58 Police Area Commands and Police Districts will receive an Elder Abuse Prevention Officer and a Child Protection Register Officer.

A further 91 officers will be deployed to Region Enforcement Squads and Raptor Units to fight serious and organised crime.