Past conferences
The following conferences have been held by the PICP since it was founded (as the South Pacific Chiefs of Police Conference) in 1970:
| Year | Host | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Fiji | |
| 1971 | Tonga | |
| 1972 | Solomon Islands | |
| 1973 | Fiji | |
| 1974 | No conference held | |
| 1975 | Tonga | |
| 1976 | Nauru | |
| 1977 | Rotorua, NZ | |
| 1978 | No conference held | |
| 1979 | Cook Islands | |
| 1980 | New Caledonia | |
| 1981 | Canberra, Australia | |
| 1982 | French Polynesia | |
| 1983 | Papua New Guinea | |
| 1984 | Wellington, NZ | |
| 1985 | Samoa | |
| 1986 | Kiribati | |
| 1987 | American Samoa | Unity through regional cooperation |
| 1988 | Cook Islands | Challenges Confronting Police Chiefs in the 21st Century |
| 1989 | Canberra, Australia | Terrorism or Traffickers: the problem of tourism |
| 1990 | CNMI | |
| 1991 | Wellington, NZ | Regional law enforcement cooperation - the challenge |
| 1992 | Sydney, Australia | Community Policing - learning from each other |
| 1993 | Papua New Guinea | Community Policing - the way to go |
| 1994 | American Samoa | The Impact of Cooperation on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the SPCPC in the region |
| 1995 | Solomon Islands | Crime reduction by Changing Public attitude |
| 1996 | Nauru | Police strategies and initiatives in dealing with Youth Offenders and Associated Problems. |
| 1997 | Vanuatu | Fighting white collar crime in the South Pacific |
| 1998 | Fiji | Training is all its aspects |
| 1999 | New Caledonia | Juvenile Delinquency |
| 2000 | Rotorua, NZ | Policing Issues for the 1st five years of the 21st Century |
| 2001 | Samoa | Cooperation & other Current Policing Issues |
| 2002 | Cook Islands | Combating Terrorism - Organised Crime - Sex Crimes |
| 2003 | Brisbane, Australia | Terrorism - The Wider Law Enforcement |
| 2004 | Tonga | Safe and Secure Communities - Contributing to peace in our region |
| 2005 | Fiji | Policing Response to Natural Disasters |
| 2006 | Palau | Policing the Pacific Together |
| 2007 | Niue (held in Wellington, NZ) | Future Directions in Pacific Policing |
| 2008 | Samoa | Navigating Future Currents Together |
| 2009 | Papua New Guinea | Youth in the Pacific |
| 2010 | Australia | Local issues, local solutions, regional cooperation |
| 2011 | Federated States of Micronesia | Urban drift - policing moving populations |
