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If this is a crime in progress or life-threatening emergency, call 911

Collision Reporting Centres

We cannot take collision reports online due to the complexity of the information gathered and verified. Find out more about how to report a collision and our Collision Reporting Centres.

Report a stolen vehicle or licence plate

Stolen vehicles or licence plates must be reported immediately so they can be entered into the Canadian Police Information Centre database as soon as possible. Please call the Police Reporting Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 7300.

Adding information to an existing report: a woman using laptop to add information to her police report.
Add information to an existing report

 


Drug Complaints: a needle left outside on some asphalt.
Drug complaint
Fraud: elderly gentleman sitting in living room reading out his credit card information over the phone.
Fraud
Hate-motivated incident: A person holding a handout in front of their face.
Hate-Motivated Incident
Lost property: two intertwined gold rings
Lost Property
Damage/mischief to property: a business’ shattered glass door.
Damage or Mischief to Property
Damage/mischief to vehicle: a person using a key to scratch a vehicle.
Damage or Mischief to Vehicle (excludes collisions)
Theft: someone stealing a package from another person’s porch.
Theft (excludes passports)
Traffic complaint: an Ottawa road with vehicles and buildings in the background.
Traffic Complaint

Frequently asked questions about online reporting

We take online reports for things that are NOT emergencies.

Some incidents require a police officer to be dispatched to take a report in person. Other reports can be taken by an agent in our Police Reporting Unit over the phone. 

Our Police Reporting Unit can be reached at 613-236-1222, extension 7300, seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

To learn how you can report a motor vehicle collision, please visit our Collision Reporting page.

If you have an email address and internet access and wish to report something that can be reported online, you will be redirected to the online reporting tool. This frees up our police reporting agents to assist other callers who cannot report online.

Filing a false report is a criminal offence.

To make an anonymous report, contact Crime Stoppers at  crimestoppers.ca or 1-800-222-8477.

File an online report for:

  • Adding information to an existing report
  • Drug complaint
  • Fraud only if you have lost money (visit the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre for more information)
  • Hate-motivated incident
  • Lost property (with a visible serial number or distinct marking such as a custom engraving)
  • Mischief or damage to property 
  • Theft (excluding theft of passports)
  • Theft from a vehicle
  • Traffic complaint

You CANNOT file a report online if...

  • A threat was made, or violence was used during the incident. If you are in immediate danger, please dial 911. If you are no longer in danger, please call us at 613-236-1222, extension 7300.
  • Evidence was left on the scene, such as but not limited to blood, tools, clothes, or any item related to the incident. Please call 613-236-1222.
  • The incident did not happen in Ottawa. Please contact the police service in the place where the incident happened.
  • The stolen property is a passport. Stolen Canadian passports must be reported stolen to Passport Canada. Stolen Foreign passports must be reported in person at a police station.
  • The property lost is a cell phone, licence plate, bank card or government-issued identification, with or without a serial number. Please contact your service provider to get a replacement.

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Filing a false report is a criminal offence.

After you submit a police report

Once you submit the report, you will receive a temporary reference number. After your report has been reviewed by an online agent, you will receive an official police report number. Our goal is to acknowledge online reports within 48 hours.

All information is valuable, but you may not hear from us. Here's why…

Due to the volume of reports received, you may not be contacted (e.g. a traffic complaint).

All the information you submit is captured and analyzed so resources can be allocated appropriately.

If additional information or clarification is needed, someone will contact you.

If you are a victim or survivor of crime and wish to receive support, please contact Ottawa Victim Services at 613-238-2762.

Adding information to an existing report: a woman using laptop to add information to her police report.
Add information to an existing report

Do you have more information to add to a report you have already filed?

You can add it here:
Update your report

Drug Complaints - Use, Dealing/Selling: a needle left outside on some asphalt.
Drug Complaint

File a report about:

  • people using, dealing and/or selling illicit drugs in a particular area

  • a location that is used for the growth, manufacturing and/or distribution of illicit drugs

Report drugs

Fraud: elderly gentleman sitting in living room reading out his credit card information over the phone.
Fraud

You only need to report fraud to the police if you have lost money.

Report fraud

Hate-motivated incident: A person holding a handout in front of their face.
Hate-Motivated Incident

Have you experienced hate or bias-motivated crime?

  • Hateful graffiti 
  • Targeted assault based on Race, Gender, or sexual orientation
  • Damages to cemeteries, mosques, temples, churches 
  • Theft of religious artifacts 

Start report

Lost property: two intertwined gold rings
Lost Property

Does your lost property have a visible serial number?

Start report

Damage/mischief to property: a business’ shattered glass door.
Damage or Mischief to Property

Are you reporting damage, such as broken windows or graffiti?

Start report

Damage/mischief to vehicle: a person using a key to scratch a vehicle.
Damage or Mischief to Vehicle (excludes collisions)

Are you reporting damage such as scratching, keying, or slashing of tires? 

Start report

Theft: someone stealing a package from another person’s porch.
Theft (excludes passports)

Did someone take your property without your permission? 

Report a theft

Traffic complaint: an Ottawa road with vehicles and buildings in the background.
Traffic Complaint

Are you reporting general traffic concerns, distracted driving or someone not obeying Highway Traffic laws? 

Make a traffic complaint

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