AN additional 50 police officers will be deployed throughout Southwest Sydney under a Chris Minns NSW Labor Govermment.
The $13M investment would see the additional police deployed throughout Narellan, Campbelltown and Macquarie Fields.
Currently there are about 430 officers who form part of the Campbelltown and Camden police area commands.
Response times for urgent calls in Camden and Campbelltown were 10 minutes and 15 seconds and 8 minutes and 43 seconds, respectively, in the 2021-22 period.
This is compared to Surry Hills, which had an average response time of 4 minutes and 5 seconds.
Campbelltown MP Greg Warren said a greater police presence would be a big win for the communities of Campbelltown and Camden.
“Our men and women in blue do a tremendous job keeping our community safe,” he said.
“These additional officers will have an enormous impact here in Campbelltown and on the other side of the west of the Hume Highway in Camden.”