Victorian Labor
Party policy · Community safety
1,500 more police and knife search powers
Sourced, pending editorial review. Policies are summarised from each party's official material and independent sources captured on 10 November 2026. Summaries were compiled by automated research and have not yet been checked by a human editor — open the cited source to confirm.
What is being promised
Recruit 1,500 additional police and give police powers to search for knives.
How it is intended to work
Police recruitment and new search powers; a fast-tracked youth court list was funded in the 2026–27 Budget.
Who may be affected
- Police
- Young people
- Communities
- Announced cost
- $117.5 million for the youth court list (government)
- Funding mechanism
- Not stated in the captured passages
- Proposed timeline
- Not stated in the captured passages
- Says it will recruit 1,500 additional police and give them powers to search for knives.
- The government says $117.5m will fund a fast-tracked youth court list.
Important uncertainties
- No published Parliamentary Budget Office costing was found as at 10 Nov 2026.
Positions on key approaches
Significantly more police should be recruited.
Supports. 1,500 more police.
Bail laws should be tightened further.
No documented position. No further bail changes found in captured sources.
Crime prevention and crisis response should be expanded.
No documented position. No prevention program verified in captured sources.