A new high-visibility police operation in Queensland is set to target youth crime hotspots and serious repeat offenders to restore safety.
Operation Marshall will surge high-visibility police into crime hotspots across the state, focusing on high-risk youth offenders and rebuilding frontline strength.
Operation Marshall kicked off on July 1, and in its first two weeks resulted in 393 charges laid against 250 offenders, including 76 charges against 48 juveniles.
Officers conducted more than 2,400 proactive policing activities, including patrols of crime hotspots, walkthroughs of public places, crime prevention and disruption and community engagements.
Operation Marshall will operate statewide and evolve as needed, ensuring high-impact enforcement where it’s deemed most important.
Queensland Premier, David Crisafulli, said that Operation Marshall would bolster the police frontline to help make Queensland safer.
“This is more boots on the ground where they’re needed, when they’re needed to help turn the tide on youth crime,” Crisafulli said.
“We’re backing our police with the resources they need and Operation Marshall is another example of that.
“We are delivering to restore safety where you live with more police, stronger laws, early intervention and rehabilitation.”
Acting Deputy Commissioner, Mark Kelly, said that the Queensland Police Service was committed to keeping communities safe and had already seen the tremendous success of high-visibility policing operations and patrols.
“We welcome additional funding to continue to run and expand on these operations and patrols to support communities across Queensland,” Kelly said.
“Every day frontline police are working hard to protect our communities; this funding allows for officers to go out and conduct additional proactive patrols and saturate any emerging crime hotspots.”
