Crime and incidents

This section brings together portals and sections dedicated to crime, public safety and missing persons cases in Venezuela. Here readers will find media outlets covering police incidents, such as Panorama Online - Sucesos, municipal security forces such as the El Hatillo Police or the Chacao Municipal Police, and spaces geared toward citizen reporting, such as Denuncia Venezuela or Paz Activa. It also includes observatories and missing persons search initiatives, such as FundaRedes and Aquí Estoy Venezuela. It serves as a reference point for those seeking information on incidents, reporting channels or resources related to public safety in the country.

Most of these websites are in Spanish.

Crime news portals

  • Alertas 24 alertas24.com

    Digital news outlet covering crime, incidents, and current national events.

  • Noticia al Día noticiaaldia.com

    Zulia news outlet with a very active crime section: arrests, robberies and police cases in Maracaibo and the region.

  • Notizulia notizulia.net

    Zulia news portal with an extensive crime section: police cases and security operations in the region.

Crime news sections

  • Panorama Online - Sucesos panorama.onlOfficial

    Crime section of the long-established Maracaibo newspaper Panorama, covering police cases in western Venezuela

Public safety

  • Policía de El Hatillo policiaelhatillo.com.veOfficial

    Official website of the Municipal Police of El Hatillo with fine lookup.

  • CICPC cicpc.gob.veOfficial

    Scientific, Criminal and Forensic Investigations Corps of Venezuela.

  • Policía Municipal de Chacao policiachacao.comOfficial

    Official portal of the Municipal Police of Chacao municipality in Caracas.

  • Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia observatoriodeviolencia.org.ve

    NGO that monitors violence and insecurity in Venezuela since its founding in 2005.

  • Paz Activa pazactiva.org.ve

    Civil association that researches and publishes studies on crime, prevention and citizen security policies in Venezuela.

Citizen reporting

  • Coalición por Venezuela - Denuncias coalicionporvenezuela.org

    Form for reporting irregularities to a network of Venezuelan civil society organizations

  • Denuncia Venezuela denunciavenezuela.com

    Citizen platform for documenting abuses, extortion, violence and kidnappings, with moderated testimonies

  • Espacio Público espaciopublico.ongOfficial

    NGO dedicated to defending freedom of expression and information in Venezuela through monitoring and reporting of violations

  • NGO that monitors and documents violence and crime incidents in Venezuela's border states

  • PROVEA provea.orgOfficial

    Venezuelan program that documents human rights violations and publishes annual reports on the situation in the country

Missing persons

  • Venezuela Reporta venezuelareporta.org

    Platform for reporting and searching for missing persons, with emergency information.

  • Aquí Estoy Venezuela aquiestoyvenezuela.com

    Platform that brings together several databases for checking the whereabouts of missing persons via WhatsApp or the web

  • CIVIS Venezuela civisvenezuela.com

    Citizen platform with verified links to emergency numbers and official Venezuelan sources

  • Supports families in searching for missing persons and manages the Restoring Contact Between Relatives service.

  • Desaparecidos Terremoto Venezuela desaparecidosterremotovenezuela.com

    Collaborative registry for reporting and confirming sightings and reuniting families separated by the earthquake.

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