Grande Prairie Detachment has been selected to be a part of phase one of the Alberta RCMP’s online crime reporting pilot program beginning today June 1. 

The online crime reporting tool will allow residents of Grande Prairie Detachment area to report select crimes online and all reports will be followed up with by a phone call from a police officer within five business days.  

This project has been initiated to ensure the public is able to report certain crime types in whatever way is most convenient or accessible to them. The goal for the Alberta RCMP is to make sure all crime is reported, no matter how small. This provides the most accurate crime data and allows their resources to be deployed appropriately in the areas that need it most. 

Citizens will be able to report the following crimes online: 

  • Damage/mischief to property under $5,000 
  • Theft of bicycle under $5,000 
  • Theft under $5,000 
  • Theft from vehicle under $5,000 
  • Lost property 

Incidents must also satisfy the following conditions to be reported online: 

  • No witnesses or suspects 
  • Item(s) lost or stolen must cost less than $5,000 
  • Vandalized property will cost less than $5,000 to repair 
  • There are no items involving personal identity, firearms, license plates or decals 

Phase one of the pilot also includes Airdrie and Red Deer Detachments. Phase two will be launched on June 8 and will include Banff, Cold Lake and Strathcona County Detachments. The full launch of online crime reporting across all Alberta RCMP jurisdictions will take place on June 15. 

They encourage the public to report crime online, when possible. Reporting less serious crime online helps emergency call takers and frontline members focus their time on high-priority calls. The RCMP take all reports of crime seriously and crime reported online will be treated the same as crime reported in any other way. 

The link to report a crime online can be found here: ocre-sielc.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/alberta.