If you are the victim of a crime, or if it has happened to your friend or acquaintance, you should report it to the police as soon as possible and follow their instructions.
If you fall victim to a crime, you should report it to the police as soon as possible and act on the instructions they give you. The police will respond to all calls as quickly as possible, but priority will always be given to calls requiring a rapid response. The quicker the police are contacted and the better the scene of the crime is preserved, the more likely it is that the perpetrators will be identified and proven guilty.
To report a crime:
- call 112 free of charge;
- send a notification of an offence by e-application;
- go to the nearest police station.
How to act at the scene of a crime:
- try to keep the scene as undisturbed as possible until the police arrive;
- memorise or write down the details of possible suspects and witnesses and pass them on to the police;
- be vigilant and report your suspicions to the police.
The quicker you contact the police and the better you preserve the scene of the crime, the more likely it is that the perpetrators will be identified and proven guilty.
Compiled by the youth information portal Teeviit based on information of the Police and Border Guard Board www.ppa.ee.
The Police and Border Guard is tasked with ensuring public order, investigating and preventing offences, guarding the border, sea rescue, defining the grounds for and status of a person staying in Estonia, and issuing identity documents.
Published in the youth information portal Teeviit in 2022.
