House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Estimates Replies Police Numbers Police Numbers In reply to Mr TELFER House of Assembly Flinders Police Numbers In reply to Mr TELFER (Flinders) (3 July 2023). (Estimates Committee B) The Hon. J.K. SZAKACS House of Assembly Cheltenham Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Minister for Local Government Minister for Veterans Affairs Police Numbers The Hon. J.K. SZAKACS (Cheltenham—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services): I have been advised: 1.	The attrition rate for police officers in the 2022-23 financial year was 5.4 per cent. Attrition rates for the five previous financial years are: 2017-18 – 3.4 per cent 2018-19 – 2.7 per cent 2019-20 – 2.7 per cent 2020-21 – 3.6 per cent 2021-22 – 4.1 per cent. 2.	The attrition rate for police security officers in the 2022-23 financial year was 27.9 per cent. This includes 8.7 per cent of the police security officer workforce who transitioned to the Police Cadet Program and remained with SAPOL's total staffing compliment.