South Australia Police

Emergency
Contact
100 Angas St, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia

South Australia Police (SAPOL) provides a range of policing services 24 hours a day, seven days a week to keep South Australians safe.

SAPOL is headed by the Commissioner of Police, who reports directly to the Minister for Police, and comprises 6000 employees including:

  • sworn police officers
  • community constables
  • police security officers
  • specialists and administrative staff
  • volunteers.

We work to protect and reassure individuals and communities across the state through:

  • advocacy
  • education
  • community engagement
  • incident response
  • investigation
  • law enforcement
  • prosecution
  • victim support.