Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie
Jack’s Law: 600+ Weapons Seized, Success at Six Months
- 82,600+ people scanned, and 600+ weapons seized in the first six months since Jack’s Law became permanent under the Crisafulli Government.
- The expanded statewide wanding powers now allow police to scan for weapons in all public places.
- Backed by strong frontline uptake, Jack’s Law is stopping knife crime before it starts and honouring Jack Beasley’s legacy.
- The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer and rebuilding the police frontline after a decade of decline under Labor.
Police have scanned 82,648 people, seized 603 weapons, made 1,280 arrests and laid 2,424 charges across Queensland in the six months since Jack’s Law was expanded and made permanent by the Crisafulli Government.
New data shows a sharp increase in the use of wanding powers compared with the same six-month period a year prior, when the laws were restricted and temporary.
Under Labor, police scanned 28,336 people and removed 255 weapons.
Since the Crisafulli Government delivered permanent, statewide powers, police have conducted 54,312 additional scans and seized 348 more weapons.
The increase reflects strong frontline confidence to use the powers wherever knife crime poses a risk.
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