Victoria Police is set to become more data-driven in the way frontline police are equipped, with real-time information and mobility investments to be prioritised.

Victoria Police's Mike Bush.

Faced with escalating crime rates and fewer frontline officers than necessary, chief commissioner Mike Bush announced plans for an internal reorganisation, aimed at removing “administrative burden” from sworn officers, giving them more time to be visible in the community.

At the same time, Bush also said an “uplift” program is underway, which will impact many parts of operations, including technology.

The uplift program is “pretty much underway now”, Bush said, and would take “a few years” to complete.

Bush said there is a “reprioritisation” underway “about where our technology spend sits.”

“We’

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