House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Police Numbers Police Numbers In reply to Mr TELFER House of Assembly Flinders Police Numbers In reply to Mr TELFER (Flinders) (10 April 2024). The Hon. D.R. CREGAN House of Assembly Kavel Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services Minister for Special Minister of State Special Minister of State Police Numbers The Hon. D.R. CREGAN (Kavel—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Special Minister of State): I have been advised: As at 12 April 2024, SAPOL had an active full-time equivalent (FTE) of 4,520 police. There has been an increase of 75 FTE police since May 2023. SAPOL is actively working on recruitment initiatives to fill vacancies and meet the establishment of 4,674 FTE police. SAPOL strategically allocates its resources to address demand and does not view the present officer vacancies as a risk to the safety of South Australians.