Western Australia Police Force
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The Western Australia Police Force, colloquially WAPOL, provides police services throughout the state of Western Australia, an area of 2.61 million square kilometres, the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction, with a population of 2.66 million,[3] of which 2.11 million reside in the Perth Metropolitan Region.[6]
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Western Australia Police Force | |
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Agency overview | |
Formed | 1 January 1834 |
Employees | 9,481 (30 June 2023)[1]: 154–155 |
Annual budget | A$1.48 billion (2020-21)[2]: 167 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Western Australia, Australia |
Western Australia Police jurisdiction | |
Size | 2,626,399 km2 |
Population | 2,660,026[3] |
Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
Governing body | Government of Western Australia |
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General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 2 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth, Western Australia 31.9613°S 115.8787°E / -31.9613; 115.8787 |
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Agency executive |
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Units | List
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Facilities | |
Stations | 159[2]: 8–9 |
Patrol cars | >1,000[5] |
Website | |
www.police.wa.gov.au |
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