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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Peter Brewer

Dismal data reignites debate over ACT police numbers

Police officers on patrol in the ACT. Picture: Keegan Carroll

National data revealing rising public dissatisfaction with police has again put the federal police association at loggerheads with the ACT Police Minister over appropriate staffing levels.

Data in the latest Report on Government Services (RoGS) revealed that the ACT has a lower operational police-to-population ratio than anywhere else in the country, with 219 police per 100,000 people, compared with the national average of 284.

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