In an emergency, please call 9-1-1

If any of the following criteria exists, please call 911 to report your incident: 

• If there is an immediate threat to anyone’s life where the suspect is on-scene or currently enroute to your location  
• If there is a bomb threat
• The incident occurred outside the city limits of Austin  
• You are not at least 17 years of age  
• You do not have a valid drivers license or state ID card 
• You do not have a valid email address Your incident involves family/dating violence  

Filing a Report

Remember, filing a false report is a crime!  Before you begin making your non-emergency report, please be sure to have all necessary information gathered and ready to enter. (Addresses, person's information, contact information, property descriptions including serial numbers, etc.)

Submit a Report       Submit Tips

If you believe you were a victim of a hate crime, click Submit a Report, then click the offense that best applies. During the sequence of questions, you will be asked if you believe you were a victim of a hate crime and why you feel you were. 

WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER FILING A REPORT:

Once you submit your report online, you will receive an email notification with a Temporary Report Number.   The report will then be reviewed by Central Records and it will either be accepted or rejected.  If your report is accepted, you will be given a permanent APD Case Number and notified of any follow-up action.  If your report is rejected you will be given the reasons by email indicating the reasons for the rejection.

En Espanol:

Si necesita ayuda para reportar un crimen que no sea una emergencia, llame a “Tu Voz”: Una línea telefónica de información y referencia para la comunidad hispana. 3-1-1, 512-974-5000
Si tiene una emergencia, llame al 9-1-1 

Translation:
If you need assistance in reporting a crime that is not an emergency, call “Your Voice”: An information and referral hotline for the Hispanic Community. 3-1-1, 512-974-5000
If this is an emergency, call 9-1-1