About Non-Emergency Calls

Take a moment to look up your local non-emergency number and write it down. Please do not call 9-1-1 for the non-emergency numbers Use this number for non-emergency situations where an immediate response or dispatch of the police is NOT required.

Examples of non-emergency calls:

• Reporting a crime with no suspect (e.g., theft of a licence plate)
• Reporting a crime with suspect, but suspect is not on the scene (e.g., fraud)
• Reporting a serious crime with suspect, but with a lengthy delay (e.g., assault that occurred last night at a bar)
• Non-emergency in-progress (e.g., noisy party, drug use)
• On-going crime issues or crimes that are not in-progress (e.g., graffiti or ongoing drug dealing with no suspect on scene)
• A suspicious circumstance that may indicate an ongoing criminal activity (e.g., marijuana grow operation)

The use of the non-emergency reporting number helped to keep the 9-1-1 lines available for people reporting an emergency.