How it works

Sharing what you know with Crime Stoppers is easy – just call our toll-free 1800 333 000 hotline or visit our website home page and click on your State or Territory.

You don’t have to say who you are – our focus is on what you know.

After you contact Crime Stoppers, our trained call takers capture information that you share with us and then we send it to police for investigation and follow-up where needed.

How you can help

You can help make Australia safer by sharing information what you know about unsolved crimes or suspicious behaviour without saying who you are.

Useful information includes:

• How you came across the information and how you know it to be true.
• Any information about past or current criminal activity.
• Any information about suspicious or unusual activities.
• The personal details of those involved – such as their names, home address, work address and vehicle registrations, if you know them.
• Details of the criminal activity or suspicious behaviour – date, time, place and so on.
• Details of the property – for example, how many people live there, if they have guard dogs or there are firearms and other weapons present.
• Details of any vehicles.
• Callers aren’t expected to put themselves at risk when our call taker asks for these details but all information provided helps police to make further enquiries.

Unfortunately, some of the information we receive doesn’t contain important facts – such as a suspect’s name, address or vehicle registration – and that often limits the ability of police to follow up.

What happens to your information?

What you share with us helps police to build the bigger picture: analysis shows that even the smallest piece of information can be crucial.

Can you play a part and share what you know?

When to contact Crime Stoppers?

You can click on your relevant state or territory and share what you know online any time, day or night.

Otherwise, call 1800 333 000 and speak with an operator or leave a message.

Why give us information?

You will be one of the many thousands of people who contact Crime Stoppers and share what they know each and every day of the year. You will actively contribute to a safer community by helping police solve crime and take criminals off the streets – all without you having to say who you are, make a statement or go to court.

And aside from knowing you’ve done the right thing; you may also be eligible for a reward if your information delivers results – even if you have chosen to not say who you are!