November 2008
| COMMAND | REGION | AUTH | ACTUALS | |
| Central Metropolitan | Botany Bay | 125 | 125 | |
| Central Metro | 73 | 58 | ||
| City Central | 242 | 222 | ||
| Eastern Beaches | 174 | 172 | ||
| Eastern Suburbs | 131 | 126 | ||
| Emergency Management Unit | 1 | 1 | ||
| Harbourside | 153 | 130 | ||
| Hurstville | 173 | 198 | ||
| Kings Cross | 148 | 133 | ||
| Leichhardt | 165 | 154 | ||
| Miranda | 136 | 146 | ||
| Newtown | 124 | 109 | ||
| Redfern | 158 | 150 | ||
| Rose Bay | 113 | 103 | ||
| St George | 152 | 140 | ||
| Surry Hills | 181 | 179 | ||
| Sutherland | 171 | 166 | ||
| The Rocks | 89 | 89 | ||
| Youth Command | 127 | 120 | ||
| Total - Central Metropolian | 2636 | 2521 | ||
| North West Metropolitan | Blacktown | 170 | 164 | |
| Blue Mountains | 112 | 113 | ||
| Eastwood | 127 | 115 | ||
| Gladesville | 106 | 96 | ||
| Hawkesbury | 94 | 93 | ||
| Holroyd | 134 | 124 | ||
| Kuring Gai | 173 | 170 | ||
| Manly | 109 | 104 | ||
| Mt Druitt | 169 | 172 | ||
| North Shore | 137 | 136 | ||
| North West Metro | 69 | 62 | ||
| Northern Beaches | 199 | 180 | ||
| Parramatta | 207 | 193 | ||
| Penrith | 174 | 163 | ||
| Quakers Hill | 103 | 104 | ||
| St Marys | 126 | 124 | ||
| The Hills | 99 | 102 | ||
| Total - North West Metropolitan | 2308 | 2215 | ||
| Northern | Brisbane Water | 226 | 232 | |
| Central Hunter | 150 | 186 | ||
| Coffs/Clarence | 176 | 206 | ||
| Hunter Valley | 89 | 94 | ||
| Lake Macquarie | 186 | 213 | ||
| Manning/Great Lakes | 112 | 134 | ||
| Mid North Coast | 163 | 188 | ||
| Newcastle City | 296 | 335 | ||
| Northern | 21 | 20 | ||
| Nth Unsolved Homicide Team | 4 | |||
| Port Stephens | 94 | 115 | ||
| Richmond LAC | 192 | 204 | ||
| Tuggerah Lakes | 198 | 206 | ||
| Tweed/Byron | 159 | 184 | ||
| Total - Northern | 2062 | 2321 | ||
| South West Metropolitan | Ashfield | 144 | 132 | |
| Bankstown | 257 | 243 | ||
| Burwood | 144 | 135 | ||
| Cabramatta | 133 | 129 | ||
| Camden | 93 | 93 | ||
| Campbelltown | 170 | 161 | ||
| Campsie | 167 | 159 | ||
| Fairfield | 195 | 192 | ||
| Flemington | 212 | 202 | ||
| Green Valley | 112 | 104 | ||
| Liverpool | 181 | 170 | ||
| Macquarie Fields | 167 | 154 | ||
| Marrickville | 125 | 118 | ||
| Rosehill | 124 | 124 | ||
| South West Metro | 71 | 54 | ||
| Total - South West Metropolitan | 2295 | 2170 | ||
| Southern | Albury | 142 | 144 | |
| Cootamundra | 95 | 104 | ||
| Deniliquin | 84 | 85 | ||
| Far South Coast | 115 | 125 | ||
| Goulburn | 166 | 173 | ||
| Griffith | 123 | 120 | ||
| Lake Illawarra | 228 | 235 | ||
| Monaro | 132 | 138 | ||
| Shoalhaven | 126 | 143 | ||
| Southern | 19 | 17 | ||
| Sth Unsolved Homicide Team | 3 | |||
| Wagga Wagga | 135 | 149 | ||
| Wollongong | 208 | 222 | ||
| Total - Southern | 1573 | 1658 | ||
| Western | Barrier | 101 | 105 | |
| Barwon | 97 | 102 | ||
| Canobolas | 100 | 114 | ||
| Castlereagh | 67 | 61 | ||
| Chifley | 135 | 145 | ||
| Darling River | 85 | 82 | ||
| Lachlan | 80 | 90 | ||
| Mudgee | 65 | 77 | ||
| New England | 141 | 147 | ||
| Orana | 136 | 133 | ||
| Oxley | 121 | 129 | ||
| Western | 17 | 21 | ||
| Total - Western | 1145 | 1206 | ||
| Auth | Actual | |||
| 31.10.2008 | 30.11.2008 | 31.10.2008 | 30.11.2008 | |
| Field Operations ^ - Total | 12,315 | 12,315 | 12,442 | 12,407 |
| Specialist Operations * - Total | 2,644 | 2,644 | 2,623 | 2,616 |
| Other Non Region Commands - Total ** | 277 | 277 | 328 | 331 |
| NSW Police Service - Total Strength | 15,236 | 15,236 | 15,393 | 15,354 |
^ Field Operations total includes police attached to Field Operations, the Regions, Local Area Commands, Airport Policing, Major Events and Incidents Group, Policy & Programs and Traffic Services.
* Specialist Operations total includes Business & Technology Services, Counter Terrorism & Special Tactics Command, Forensic Services Group, Operational Communications & Info Group, Police Prosecutions, Professional Standards Command, Special Services Group and Specialist Operations and State Crime Command.
** Other Non Region Commands total includes Commissioner's Office, Commissioner's Inspectorate, Operations Response Unit, Protocol and Corporate Services.