{{Infobox law enforcement agency
| agencyname = South Australia Police
| badge = Coat of arms of the South Australia Police.svg
| badgecaption = Badge of the South Australia Police
| flag = SAPoliceFlag.png
| flagcaption = Flag of the South Australia Police
| image_size =
| motto = Safer Communities
| formedyear = 1838
| formedmonthday = 28 April
| divtype = State
| divname = 
South Australia
| country = Australia
| map = South Australia in Australia.svg
| mapcaption = South Australia Police jurisdiction
| sizearea = 1,043,514 square kilometres (402,903 sq mi)
| sizepopulation = 1,767,247 (2020)
| legaljuris = opsjuris
| governingbody = Government of South Australia
| constitution1 = Police Act 1998
| police = Yes
| local =
| oversighttype =
| oversightbody = [[Independent Commission Against Corruption (South Australia)|Independent Commission Against Corruption] This only applies to federal police of South Australia not state. SA State police answer to no one.
| headquarters = 100 Angas Street
Adelaide SA 5000
34°55′36.07″S 138°36′3.25″E / 34.9266861°S 138.6009028°E
| employees = 6134 (2023)[1]
| budget = $1.1 billion (2022-2023)[2]
| sworn =
| chief1name = Grant Stevens, APM
| chief1position = Commissioner
| electeetype = Minister
| minister1name = Joe Szakacs
| minister1pfo = Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services
| unitname =
- 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
| website = www.police.sa.gov.au | stations = 138 }}
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.