{"id":3193,"date":"2019-07-02T15:52:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T15:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=3193"},"modified":"2019-07-02T15:52:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T15:52:49","slug":"450-additional-police-set-to-hit-the-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/07\/02\/450-additional-police-set-to-hit-the-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"450 ADDITIONAL POLICE SET TO HIT THE BEAT"},"content":{"rendered":"

NSW will be a safer State with 450 additional police to be assigned to local stations and specialist areas over the next 12 months to protect communities and fight crime.
\nThe NSW Liberals & Nationals Government is investing $583 million to provide 1500 additional police over the next four years, the single biggest investment for the NSW Police Force in more than 30 years.
\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian said the NSW Government was delivering record investment to frontline services for schools and hospitals, as well as police and emergency services.
\n\u201cOur frontline police officers put their lives on the line to protect the community. These additional police officers will be sent to stations where they are needed the most to ensure the safety and security of the local community,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\n\u201cIn addition to more local police, the NSW Police Force will boost the ranks of high-visibility teams, as well as specialist crime fighters devoted to strategic intelligence and cyber crime.\u201d
\nMinister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott said NSW has some of the lowest crime rates in 20 years, and the changing nature of crime meant it was vital more police were introduced into the ranks.
\n\u201cThis a major boost to ensure police have the resources they need to protect the community. These officers include specialist police to deal with aged crime prevention, where an elderly person is the victim of a crime, and to monitor offenders on the Child Protection Register. Every police area or district in NSW will receive these additional officers across four years,\u201d Mr Elliott said.
\nNSW Police Force Commissioner Mick Fuller said new positions will be created in the areas most in need.
\n\u201cThese fully funded positions are the resource boost we need to continue to drive down crime and protect the community,\u201d Commissioner Fuller said.
\n\u201cPositions are being placed in the areas most in need across the state. We will see more officers in police area commands and police districts as well as in specialist commands, such as our Strategic Intelligence, Rural Crime and Cyber Crime Squads.
\n\u201cBy 2023, we will have a child protection register coordinator and aged crime prevention officer at each police area command and police district across the state.
\n\u201cWe know we will face emerging threats in the future. With the structure in place and our strong position, we\u2019ll be able to allocate resources where they\u2019ll make the greatest difference.\u201d
\nAreas of NSW receiving police in the first batch during 2019-20 include:<\/p>\n