Tasmania Police

Tasmania Police
Badge of the Tasmania Police
Flag of the Tasmania police
Flag of the Tasmania police
Agency overview
Formed1 January 1899; 125 years ago (1899-01-01)
Employees1,910[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Tasmania, Australia
Tasmania Police jurisdiction
Size68,401 km2 (26,410 sq mi)
Population539,590 (March 2020)[2]
Legal jurisdictionAs per operations jurisdiction
Governing bodyGovernment of Tasmania
Constituting instrument
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters47 Liverpool Street
Hobart TAS 7000
42°52′48″S 147°19′40″E / 42.8800°S 147.3278°E / -42.8800; 147.3278
Sworn members1,376[1]
Agency executive
Support CommandsEducation and Training, Operations Support, Professional Standards, Special Response and Counter-Terrorism
DistrictsSouthern, Northern, Western
Facilities
Stations67
Website
www.police.tas.gov.au Edit this at Wikidata

Tasmania Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian state of Tasmania. Established in 1899, the force has more than 1,300 officers policing Tasmania's population of over half a million people.

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report 2019–20" (PDF). Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "National, state and territory population – March 2020". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.