Report a crime on website

RESIDENTS can now report a crime online on a police website.

A new system has been launched across Leicestershire giving residents the ability to report incidents online.

The move aims to increase the number of ways the public can make contact with the force.

It was introduced to give people the chance “to report crimes at their convenience in a way they felt comfortable”.

Insp Aimee Ramm is one of the officers working behind the scenes to launch online reporting.

She said: “The aim is to increase the number of ways members of the public can contact us to report crimes.

“Many people do a lot of things online now – banking, shopping and booking holidays – which were traditionally done over the phone or in person, and we want to make that shift to offering an online service too.

“We want people to be able to contact us at their own convenience, in the comfort of their own home.”

Reports will be managed by officers working in the Investigation Management Unit (IMU), and actioned as they come in.

Detective Insp Mark Ringrose heads up the IMU. He said: “As a force – like many forces across the country – we are very phone centred with almost all crimes we deal with called in to the control room.

“With a digital shift to online, being able to report non-emergency crimes by sending an email is an appealing prospect for some members of the public.” Online reporting is to be used for non- emergency crimes – things that traditionally the 101 number would be used for.

Any emergency, or for the reporting of a crime in action, always dial 999.

Visit https://leics.police.uk/reportcrime