Queensland Police Service

Queensland Police Service
Queensland Police Service
	Badge of the Queensland Police
	Flag of the Queensland Police
Motto	With Honour We Serve ; "Firmness with Courtesy" until 1990
Agency overview
Formed	1 January 1864
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Queensland, Australia
	Queensland Police jurisdiction
Size	1,727,000 square kilometres (667,000 sq mi)
Population	5,160,023 (2020)
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	Queensland Government
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	200 Roma Street, Brisbane
	27°27′59″S 153°01′06″E / 27.4664°S 153.0182°E
Police officers	11,702 (June 2023)
Total employees	Over 17,000 (June 2023)
Minister responsible	Mark Ryan, Minister for Police and Community Safety;
Agency executive	Steve Gollschewski, Commissioner;
Units	List Child Protection and Investigation Unit; Special Emergency Response Team; Tactical Crime Squad;
Facilities
Stations	335 (May 2020)
Website
	www.police.qld.gov.au

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto of "Firmness with Courtesy" was changed to "With Honour We Serve". The headquarters of the Queensland Police Service is located at 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.

The current Commissioner is Stephan (Steve) Gollschewski.^[3] The Commissioner reports to the Minister for Police, presently Mark Ryan.

^ "Police numbers fall as state's population explodes". Courier Mail. 22 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^ "Annual Report 2022-2023". Queensland Police Service). The State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service). 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Steve Gollschewski appointed as Queensland Police Commissioner". Media Statements. The State of Queensland (Department of the Premier and Cabinet). 22 April 2024. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[CM_Feb_2024-1] "Police numbers fall as state's population explodes". Courier Mail. 22 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

[2] "Annual Report 2022-2023". Queensland Police Service). The State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service). 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[MinStmt20240422-3] "Steve Gollschewski appointed as Queensland Police Commissioner". Media Statements. The State of Queensland (Department of the Premier and Cabinet). 22 April 2024. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

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