Stalking Incident Logs for Victims

If you are a victim of stalking, it is crucial to maintain a log of stalking-related incidents and behaviors, especially if you choose to engage with the criminal or civil justice systems. Recording this information will help document the behavior for protection order applications, divorce, child custody cases, and criminal prosecution. It will also help preserve your memory of individual incidents you might later report or testify about.

The Stalking Log should be used to record and document all stalking-related behavior, including:

• Harassing phone calls

• Text messages

• Letters

• E-mail messages

• Acts of vandalism

• Threats communicated through third parties

When reporting incidents to law enforcement, always write down the officer’s name and badge number for your records. Even if the officers do not make an arrest, you can ask them to make a written report and request a copy for your own records.