Submitting a Crime Report

Submitting a Crime Report

If you witnessed or have credible information about a crime that has not appeared on Crime Hotspots, you can submit it through our reporting form.

How to submit a report

Go to Report a Crime and fill in the form:

1. Crime type — select the most accurate category
2. Date of occurrence — when the incident happened (not when you are reporting it)
3. Location — area and street address if known
4. Description — a brief factual account of what occurred (no names of suspects or unverified details)
5. Source (required) — a link to a media article, police statement, or other verifiable source, OR a description of how you know about this incident

What “source” means

We require a source for all reports. This can be:

• A link to a media article or police press release
• A statement that you were a direct witness
• A statement that you received the information from a named, verifiable third party

We do not publish anonymous, unverified reports. If you submit a report without a credible source, it will not be published.

Tracking your report

After you submit, you will see a claim code (for example, TT-20260713-A3F9). Keep it — it is the only way to check the status of your report.

You can use it in two ways:

• Direct link: /status/TT-20260713-A3F9/ — shows the current status and any notes from our team
• My Reports page: /my-reports/ — lists every report or flag you have submitted from this device, with live status badges

Your claim code is stored only on your device (browser localStorage). We do not have a way to look it up by your name or email.

You can also opt in to a push notification when your report status changes — tap “Notify me” on the confirmation screen.

What happens after you submit

1. Your report enters a review queue (status: Received)
2. An editor verifies the details against available sources (status: Under Review)
3. If the incident can be verified, a record is created (status: Actioned)
4. If it cannot be verified, the report is archived for reference but not published (status: Closed)

What we do not publish

• Reports that name individuals as suspects without official charges or confirmed reports
• Incidents where the only source is unverified social media (WhatsApp messages, TikTok videos with no supporting coverage)
• Duplicate reports for incidents already in the database

Reporting urgent or ongoing situations

Crime Hotspots is not a real-time emergency service. If you are aware of an ongoing crime or immediate threat, contact the Trinidad & Tobago Police Service at 999 (emergency) or 555 (TTPS Crime Stoppers, anonymous).

See also: Privacy and Your Report.