NSW shadow police minister Paul Toole has called for action on the state's drastic police shortage, describing the 'detrimental impact' as the force goes thousands of officers short.
NSW is facing an alarming police shortage with the state's shadow police minister warning of the"detrimental impact" on the community as the force goes thousands of officers below its target.NSW shadow police minister Paul Toole has called for action on the state's drastic police shortage, describing the"detrimental impact" as the force goes thousands of officers short.
The NSW opposition has warned the crisis is getting worse, with Budget Estimates hearing on Friday revealing the force is at least 2,000 officers short. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard.There’s no reason now why we are not seeing these spikes in crime. We've got domestic violence that's up in communities, we've got car theft up, we've got knife attacks up in a lot of our communities," he told Sky News on Saturday.
Mr Toole said it was “quite concerning” to hear the latest figures on the drastic shortage. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard. “Our police, at the end of the day, are the ones that are actually putting their life on the line, keeping our community safe and actually running towards danger when the most of us would run in the opposite direction.”
The scheme came into effect on July 1, with the money being split across five years in the form of annual amounts.
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