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Police Assistance Line and Online Reporting

Report online anytime, or call 131 444.

Non-urgent crimes and events

Report non-urgent crimes and events to Victoria Police, to help us prevent further crime and assist you with support.

In an emergency, always call Triple Zero (000).

Report non-urgent crimes or events anytime, through our Online Reporting service, or Police Assistance Line (131 444).

In an emergency, always call Triple Zero (000).

Report online anytime

We are making it easier for you to report a range of non-urgent crimes and events online, directly to Victoria Police.

If you don’t need police to attend immediately, and the crime or event occurred in Victoria, you can fill out an online report form.

You can also register your address when you are going away, or having a party.

Online reports outside an Australian network

You can still make a report from outside of Australia, or while using a VPN that is set to a region outside of Australia. Find out how to make online reports outside Australia.

The Police Assistance Line

You can call the Police Assistance Line on 131 444(opens in a new window) to report some non-urgent crime and events anytime, anywhere.

Examples of non-urgent crimes and events include:

  • burglary including at a commercial property
  • stolen property
  • property damage
  • lost property
  • general enquiries.

All calls to the Police Assistance Line are recorded and retained by Victoria Police. This is for training and policing purposes.

When not to use the Police Assistance Line

The Police Assistance Line is not suitable to assist when a crime is in progress, or where an injury has occurred.

In these emergency incidents, contact Triple Zero (000).

Other ways to report non-urgent incidents

Explore a range of non-urgent incident and crime reporting options, including anonymous reporting, on our report page.

Communication assistance

Help is available to meet your communication needs.

Your privacy and data

Information on how your reporting information is collected, used and disclosed, is available on our Privacy page.

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