Police organisation
Victoria Police
The police force of the Australian state of Victoria — one of the state forces that carry out general policing in Australia.
At a glance
- Official name
- Victoria Police
- System
- Australia
- Level of government
- State
- Kind of body
- State police force
- Status
- Currently operating
- Official website
- https://www.police.vic.gov.au/ — confirmed against the organisation’s own pages on 13 September 2026.
- Facts last checked against sources
- 13 September 2026
What it is
Australian policing is primarily a state and territory matter, and Victoria Police is one of the forces that carry it out. The force organises its work through functional groups including a Crime Group, Forensic Services, a Licensing and Regulation Division, Professional Standards and Public Safety. It is published here as one worked instance of the Australian state tier.
What it covers
The state of Victoria.
Broad responsibilities
- General policing across the state of Victoria
Elsewhere on this site
- Victoria Police Museum — the museum, archive or collection that holds this organisation’s history
- Who polices what — how Australia is structured, against other systems
Other organisations to compare
- Australian Federal Police — Australia
- Northern Territory Police Force — Australia
Where this connects
Institutions: Municipal police.
Sources
Victoria Police (State of Victoria, Australia) · Institutional (self-description) · link verified 2026-09-13
SCOPE: Victoria Police only. The force’s own page, read directly. Supports the official name "Victoria Police", that it is the police force of the state of Victoria, and the functional groups it names (Crime Group, Forensic Services, Licensing and Regulation Division, Professional Standards, Public Safety and others). The page carries NO statutory citation, and none is asserted from it. Establishes nothing about the other Australian states or about the Commonwealth AFP.