| South Australia Police | |
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 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 |
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| 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 |
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| General nature | |
| 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 |
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| Agency executive | |
| Units | List
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| 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.
- ^ Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment. "Workplace Information Report 2022-2023" (PDF). Public Sector SA. South Australian Government. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ South Australia Police. "Annual Report 2022-23". SAPOL. Retrieved 10 March 2024.