South Australia Police

South Australia Police
Badge of the South Australia Police
Flag of the South Australia Police
Motto	Safer Communities
Agency overview
Formed	28 April, 1838
Employees	6134 (2023)[1]
Annual budget	$1.1 billion (2022-2023)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	South Australia, Australia
South Australia Police jurisdiction
Size	1,043,514 square kilometres (402,903 sq mi)
Population	1,767,247 (2020)
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	Government of South Australia
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1998
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by	Independent Commission Against Corruption
Headquarters	100 Angas Street Adelaide SA 5000 34°55′36.07″S 138°36′3.25″E / 34.9266861°S 138.6009028°E / -34.9266861; 138.6009028
Minister responsible	Joe Szakacs, Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services
Agency executive	Grant Stevens, APM, Commissioner
Units	List Major Crime Investigation Branch Special Tasks & Rescue Group Security Response Section Operations Section Water Operations Unit Dog Operations Unit Mounted Operations Unit Traffic Services Support Branch Forensic Services Branch
Facilities
Stations	138
Website
www.police.sa.gov.au

South Australia Police (SAPOL) is the police force of the Australian state of South Australia. SAPOL is an independent statutory agency of the Government of South Australia directed by the Commissioner of Police, who reports to the Minister for Police. SAPOL provides general duties policing, highway patrol, criminal investigation and emergency coordination services throughout the state. SAPOL is also responsible for road safety advocacy and education, and maintains the South Australian Road Safety Centre.

As of November 2023^[update] the commissioner of police is Grant Stevens, who has been in the role since July 2015.