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Victoria Police Announces Major Force Restructure to Tackle Crime
Reforms include cutting executive roles and creating a new crime coordination centre to free 1.4 million police hours annually amid a 15.7% crime increase, officials said.
- On Monday, Chief Commissioner Mike Bush unveiled a restructure to slim down Victoria Police's executive and divert more officers to frontline duties, freeing them from administrative burden.
- Rising offence figures prompted Crime Statistics Agency data last month showed offences in Victoria rose more than 15.7 per cent, adding 86,587 crimes and driving Chief Commissioner Mike Bush to call for urgent reform.
- The restructure will cut senior ranks from six to four commissioners, create a deputy commissioner role focused on youth crime, and deploy non-sworn staff and retired officers to handle arrest paperwork.
- Victoria Police expects to free up 4,000 hours daily, totaling 1.4 million hours annually, and has set a target to reduce serious offending by five per cent each year, Victoria Police said.
- Police said the plan will roll out in two phases, with the second due early next year, while the opposition urged filling 2,000 vacancies and proposed a $100 million Safer Communities Plan.
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