Australian Local Governments

Local governments have their own smaller force of authorized officers-known as council rangers-to
enforce local laws pertaining solely to individual local government jurisdictions. Council rangers
generally do not have full police powers (unless they are sworn as special constables).

The AFP has a focus on preventing, investigating and disrupting transnational, serious, complex and
organized crime including terrorism and violent extremism, cybercrime, child exploitation, drug
smuggling, and human trafficking. The AFP is also responsible for delivering community policing in the
Australian Capital Territory through ACT Policing and to other dependent territories, providing
protective security in major airports and close protection for dignitaries including the Prime Minister of
Australia and foreign diplomatic missions, delivering law enforcement training for Asia-Pacific partner
agencies, acting as Australia's international law enforcement and policing representative, and
contributing to United Nations peacekeeping around the world. The AFP is also a member of the
National Intelligence Community and works closely with the Australian Security Intelligence
Organization, the Australian Border Force, and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

Crime Rate

Violent crime in Australia is relatively low, with fewer than 100 reported cases of armed robbery,
murder, or sexual assault per 100,000 persons nationally. In Victoria, most crimes against a person were
assault offenses (45,658 or 692 per 100,000); many of these are alcohol-related incidents.

THE AFP BADGE