Police officers are leaving the West Australian force in record numbers, with their union describing an overseas recruitment drive as a band-aid solution.

Police Union acting president Paul Gale said 465 sworn police officers resigned last year and 97 retired - the highest number of resignations and retirements in the force’s 189-year history.

"Our police officers have had enough, they've had enough of the government not supporting them - and people are looking for jobs that provide better work life balance,"  Mr Gale told 6PR Breakfast.

"Obviously with he 465 that have left, it leaves a big hole and what that does is it creates a level of fatigue that our police officers are enduring to maintain that service to the community. It will eventually wear out." 

Police officers are leaving the West Australian force in record numbers, with their union describing an overseas recruitment drive as a band-aid solution.
Police Union acting president Paul Gale said 465 sworn police officers resigned last year and 97 retired - the highest number of resignations and retirements in the force’s 189-year history.
"Our police officers have had enough, they've had enough of the government not supporting them - and people are looking for jobs that provide better work life balance,"  Mr Gale told 6PR Breakfast. 
"Obviously with he 465 that have left, it leaves a big hole and what that does is it creates a level of fatigue that our police officers are enduring to maintain that service to the community. It will eventually wear out."

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