The Naperville Police Department's Safer Naper campaign continues in 2025 to inform you of timely crime prevention and safety strategies.
Naperville is consistently lauded as one of the safest cities in the country. Why? We like to think that one of the reasons behind our community's success is our residents' daily involvement in public safety and crime prevention. As we start the new year, resolve to do your part. Doing so is as simple as being aware of what's going on around you as you go about your day and reporting any suspicious or illegal activity to police!
If you "See Something, Say Something." Hear how!
Call 911 for police, fire or medical emergencies when immediate action is required. That could include calling to have an officer respond to check out suspicious activity you noticed, when a crime is in progress, or when someone's life, health, safety or property is in immediate danger.
If you aren't sure if your situation is an emergency, you should err on the side of safety and call 911 and let our emergency dispatchers make the decision.
Naperville's Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) also accepts emergency texts to 911 from individuals who need immediate assistance but can't talk to a 911 dispatcher. Anyone in Naperville's jurisdiction whose cell phone uses Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile's networks can text their exact location and the nature of their emergency to 911, and one of our dispatchers will respond.
It is still preferred that citizens make a voice call to 911 if possible, as it is faster and more reliable.
The Naperville Police Department encourages you to use our online reporting system to file non-emergency police reports.
Here are the types of incidents you CAN report online:
In some circumstances, it would NOT be appropriate to use the online reporting system because the nature of the call merits an officer's response. In those cases, please call 911.
The use of social media is a common way many people communicate. Social media is used to disseminate important information on various platforms. Unfortunately, many are using it at the sole way to report a crime or spread misinformation. A crime, suspicious person or event cannot be investigated unless the police know about it. Call 911 rather than posting about it.
Naperville PD's online reporting system allows citizens to file non-emergency police reports. It should not be used to report in-progress incidents or any incident that merits an officer's response.
For more information on reporting suspicious activity, visit www.naperville.il.us/ASaferNaper.