Almost one in five calls to Policelink were not answered last year, reports have shown.
197, 648 ( a hundred and ninety seven thousand, six hundred and forty eight) calls were either unanswered or disconnected in 2018, which was more than double the figures from the previous year and 644 percent more than 2014.
With 17 per cent of all Policelink calls going unanswered, Queensland Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington said such information is vital to crime prevention and that police officers are missing out on vital tip-offs.
Policelink is where Queenslanders are encouraged to call to report property damage, traffic crashes, stealing, break-ins and stolen cars, while 000 (triple zero) is for urgent calls.