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Police Assistance Line and Online Reporting

Report non urgent crimes and events online anytime, or by calling 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 call our Police Assistance Line (131 444).

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

Report online anytime

You can report a range of non-urgent crimes and events online, anytime, 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 form.

Select a category to submit an online report

Watch: How to report online with Victoria Police

Watch the video for more information on how to complete an online report.

Report a non-urgent crime or event online

What to expect after you submit an online report

After you have submitted, we will validate your report, and allocate it to a police station for investigation.

You will then receive a Notice to the Victim form that contains:

  • a reference number for insurance purposes, which can be used to request updates from Victoria Police
  • support services you can contact, and
  • contact details of the police station your report has been assigned to.

Online reports outside an Australian network

Access to Victoria Police’s Online Reporting tool may be limited if you are:

  • located outside of Australia
  • using a VPN that is set to a region outside of Australia.

Find out more about how to report online from outside Australia.

Police Assistance Line

You can also report non-urgent crimes and events, or ask general enquires, by calling the Police Assistance Line on 131 444.

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 in an emergency. This includes when a crime is in progress, or where an injury has occurred.

In these emergency incidents, always call 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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