When to Call 9-1-1
If you require assistance from a police officer for an emergency please dial 9-1-1 on your phone. If you wish to report a crime such as theft or vandalism you can do so online through the Vancouver Police Department Webpage. Click Here to report a crime online. If you wish to report a crime over the phone, and it isn't an emergency, please call the non-emergency number for the Vancouver Police at 604-717-3321.
Emergencies (call 9-1-1)
- An event that involves an immediate threat to person or property (e.g. screams or shots fired)
- A substantive in-progress crime. This includes drug dealing if the suspect is on scene (e.g. fight, break and enter or impaired driving)
- A serious crime that has just occurred (e.g. sexual assault or robbery)
- A suspicious circumstance that may indicate an immediate criminal act (e.g. prowler)
Non-Emergencies (call 604-717-3321 or online reporting)
- Reporting a crime with no suspect (e.g. theft of license plate)
- Reporting a non-emergency 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 incidents in-progress (e.g. noisy party, barking dog)
- On going crime issues, not in-progress (e.g. graffiti problems, or ongoing drug dealing with the suspect not on the scene.)
- A suspicious circumstance that may indicate an on-going criminal activity (e.g. marijuana grow operation.)
