Western Australia Police Force

Western Australia Police Force
Western Australia Police Force
	Badge of the Western Australia Police
	Flag of the Western Australia Police
Agency overview
Formed	1 January 1834
Employees	9,481 (30 June 2023)
Annual budget	A$1.48 billion (2020–21);
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Western Australia, Australia
	Western Australia Police jurisdiction
Size	2,527,013 km2 (975,685 sq mi)
Population	2,660,026
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	Government of Western Australia
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1892 (WA);
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	2 Adelaide Terrace,; East Perth, Western Australia; 31°57′41″S 115°52′43″E / 31.9613°S 115.8787°E
Minister responsible	Paul Papalia CSC MLA, Minister for Police;
Agency executive	Col Blanch, Commissioner;
Units	Crime Stoppers; Police Air Wing; Tactical Response Group; Regional Operations Group; Radio Electronic Services Unit;
Facilities
Stations	159
Patrol cars	>1,000
Website
	www.police.wa.gov.au

The Western Australia Police Force, colloquially WAPOL, provides police services throughout the state of Western Australia to a population of 2.66 million people, of which 2.11 million reside in the Perth Metropolitan Region. Western Australia has a land area of 2,527,013 square kilometres (975,685 sq mi), making it the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction.