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What I found on this entity
$1.6B national police service. Near-target performance on serious crime. Some long-running investigations skew timeliness statistics. Overall reasonable value for core mandate.
Annual Budget
$1.6B
Prior year: $1.6B (+3%)
Headcount
7,200 staff
$222K per employee
Budget Trend
→ Budget Flat
Portfolio
Home Affairs
Performance Targets vs Actuals
Target
75% of Category A serious criminal referrals actioned within 12 months
Actual
71% of Category A referrals actioned within 12 months (2023–24 Annual Report)
Source: AFP 2023–24 Annual Report. Category A investigation timeliness.
My Findings & Evidence1 finding
PBS25 Mar 2025
$85M wasted
$84.8M in question as AFP misses serious crime targets on a $1.6B budget
The Australian Federal Police received $1.6 billion of your taxes in 2025-26 but fell 5.3% short of its key performance target for actioning serious criminal referrals. Only 71% of Category A serious criminal matters were actioned within 12 months, against a target of 75%. That 5.3% shortfall on a $1.6 billion budget represents roughly $84.8 million worth of policing effort that didn't deliver the results taxpayers were promised.