From Friday 27 February 2026, the Queensland Police Service will commence Operation Yankee Forge, a six-month enhanced statewide operation focused on reducing victimisation and targeting offenders who cause the greatest harm to our communities.
The operation will enhance policing activities across Queensland to further reduce victim numbers and improve community safety.
Police regions, supported by specialist squads, will conduct coordinated disruption activities across the state. Police will target high harm offenders and work closely with partner agencies to hold them accountable. With a strong focus on crime prevention, police will be highly visible as they prevent, disrupt and investigate offences, focusing on unlawful use, robbery and unlawful entry.
The operation will be locally led and centrally coordinated, leveraging the knowledge and experience of officers who know their communities best.
Operation Yankee Forge is about reducing victims of crime, supporting frontline police and keeping Queenslanders safe through evidence-based policing and more targeted policing deployment.
Specialist personnel from areas including State Flying Squad, Youth Co-Responder, Public Safety Response Safety Team will be teaming up with local police to deliver highly coordinated, visible and targeted policing activities.
The operation will be guided by an adaptive and evolving approach to policing, ensuring activities remain timely, evidence-based and intelligence led in response to current and emerging issues.
Community safety is a shared responsibility, and Operation Yankee Forge is supported by encouraging community members to look out for one another, report suspicious behaviour and take practical steps to protect their homes and neighbourhoods.
Operation Forge will target the worst of the worst as we continue to turn the tide of Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis and give our police the laws and resources they need to do their jobs.
Under the former Labor Government, the number of overall victims of crime increased by 193 per cent during their decade of decline, which included the number of youths charged with car theft jumping from 2,155 in 2014 to more than 7,000 in 2024.
This statewide crackdown will also target high-risk offenders, as the Crisafulli Government continues to make Queensland safer with a 17 per cent reduction in the number of serious repeat offenders in Queensland over the past year, compared to 2024.
Frontline policing capacity has also improved, with a net increase of 588 police officers since the October 2024 election, while unplanned attrition has fallen to 2.6 per cent – the lowest level in five years.
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