- More than 7,600 people charged – including 1,687 juveniles – with over 12,500 offences in the first year of Operation Marshall – a high-visibility police operation restoring safety where you live.
- Operation Marshall was established and funded by the Crisafulli Government to target the cohort of high-risk offenders created under Labor’s decade of decline.
- The Crisafulli Government has delivered a 7.2 per cent reduction in the number of victims of crime in 2025 as stronger laws, more police and targeted operations begin to turn the tide on Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis.
More than 7,600 people – including some of Queensland’s worst repeat offenders – have been charged with over 12,500 offences in the first year of Operation Marshall, as the Crisafulli Government intensifies its crackdown on criminals to fight Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis.
Operation Marshall was established by the Crisafulli Government to target a cohort of high-risk offenders created by a decade of Labor’s weak laws, and has resulted in:
- 5,968 adults charged with 9,696 offences;
- 1,687 juveniles charged with 2,870 offences
Operation Marshall has targeted crime hotspots – including Townsville and Cairns – which became the epicentres of Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis, charging 1,266 offenders on the Gold Coast, 1,257 offenders in Far North Queensland and 960 offenders in Logan.
Operation Marshall builds on the success of the Crisafulli Government’s State Flying Squad and Operation Forge – a high-visibility police operation to continue to reduce victims of crime in Queensland with a targeted crackdown on break-ins, robberies and stolen cars.
These results come after the Crisafulli Government announced more than 1,800 new police recruits had been delivered to the frontline – exactly as promised before the election – with police numbers now surging past 13,000 for the first time in Queensland’s history.
The Crisafulli Government is turning the tide on Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis, backing police with stronger laws and more boots on the ground which is already delivering early results with a 7.2 per cent drop in the number of victims of crime in Queensland in 2025, compared to the previous year.
The former Labor Government’s weak laws during their decade of decline created Queensland’s Youth Crime Crisis and created a generation of serious repeat offenders that caused a 193 per cent increase in the number of victims of crime.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie said Operation Marshall was making Queensland safer and turning the tide on Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis.
“Labor’s weak laws created a generation of serious repeat offenders, and Operation Marshall was established to ensure those offenders face a relentless and high-visibility police presence,” Minister Purdie said.
“This is not theoretical reform – it is frontline police action, surging into hotspots and disrupting offending before more Queenslanders become victims.
“We promised to back police, strengthen laws and restore order, and that is exactly what is being delivered.”
Deputy Police Commissioner John Tims said Operation Marshall had given police another powerful tool to target serious repeat offenders and disrupt crime hotspots.
“In the last 12 months, police officers under Operation Marshall have conducted more than 60,000 street checks and 77,000 proactive engagements to effectively address crime, enhance public safety and strengthen community confidence,” Deputy Commissioner Tims said.
“Those engagements have provided important support to victims of crime, community members and local businesses, while also helping police identify and address emerging issues before they escalate.
“A key focus of Operation Marshall is crime prevention, which is why we have been conducting wanding operations to remove knives and other dangerous weapons from our shopping centres, entertainment precincts and other public spaces.
“By taking a proactive approach and maintaining a strong visible presence in the community, we are preventing crime and improving public safety where Queenslanders live, work and socialise.”
