Report crime

Please do not report any crime directly to the Australian Institute of Criminology.

If you wish to report a crime, or have information on criminal activity, contact one of the agencies below.

 

Emergency—police, fire or ambulance

  • Phone: 000

Call Triple Zero (000) for urgent assistance from police, ambulance or fire brigade. This is a free call from any phone in Australia.

You should call 000 in a life threatening or time critical emergency.

Crime Stoppers

Submit a written report online by selecting the Australian state or territory related to the crime.

Crime Stoppers is the nation’s most trusted information receiving service for people wanting to share what they know about unsolved crimes and suspicious activity without saying who they are.

Crime Stoppers in Australia was first established in 1987. Today Crime Stoppers Australia is an independent not-for-profit registered charity representing the collective eight Crime Stopper organisations operating in every state and territory. They work closely with police, media and the community to help solve, reduce and prevent crime by collecting information and passing on those details to police and other law enforcement agencies to help keep communities and families safe.

Police Assistance Line

  • Phone: 131 444 (operates 24 hours a day/7 days a week)

Report non-urgent crimes by selecting the Australian state or territory related to the crime.

The Police Assistance Line is a national number for people to contact police in non-urgent situations.

National Security Hotline

Make a report to the National Security Hotline (NSH) by:

  • Phone: 1800 123 400
  • Online form: Report suspicious behaviour
  • SMS: 0498 562 549​​
  • If travelling overseas and become aware of threats to Australia’s security, contact the hotline toll-free on (+61) 1300 123 401
  • TTY users phone: 1800 234 889
  • For an interpreter, call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450. Ask them to call the National Security Hotline on 1800 123 400
  • Website: https://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/what-can-i-do/report-suspicious-behaviour
  • Address: National Security Hotline, Department of Home Affairs, PO Box 25, Belconnen ACT 2616

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The NSH operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Contact the NSH if you have:

  • Seen or heard something suspicious
  • Information on possible foreign interference

People can report issues to the NSH that might pose a threat to Australia's national security. This could include, but is not limited to:

When necessary and where permitted by law, NSH operators will pass the information onto law enforcement and security agencies for further analysis. The NSH provides a reporting function and cannot provide advice or information on specific operational or intelligence matters, including the status or outcome of a report.

Cybercrime reporting

Report a cybercrime, incident or vulnerability online: https://www.cyber.gov.au/report-and-recover/report
Phone the Australian Cyber Security Hotline: 1300 292 371 (operates 24 hours a day/7 days a week)

Australian Cyber Security Centre's website: https://www.cyber.gov.au/

The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) leads the Australian Government's efforts to improve cyber security. ACSC helps to make Australia a secure place to connect online.

ACSC provides the Australian Cyber Security Hotline, which is a national online system that allows the public to securely report instances of cybercrime. It also provides cyber security advice and guidance, as well as the latest cyber security threats.

ScamWatch

ScamWatch is run by the National Anti-Scam Centre. When a scam is reported the information helps them to identify harmful scams, understand how scammers work, who they harm and how to disrupt and stop them. They share scam reports with Australian and international law enforcement and other government organisations to help them investigate and prosecute scammers.

They also provide current information and advice about scams, how to protect yourself from scams, what to do if you have been scammed and helping others affected by scams.