Victoria Police rolled out an expanded social media presence on the site on Wednesday after a pilot project in which a handful of crimes were quickly solved by connecting directly with its users.
The force's "Eyewatch" Facebook pages are now run in 17 police districts across the state, allowing thousands of residents to connect directly with their local inspector and officers.
Similarly, police can use the site to publish details on local crimes, help solve missing persons cases, or catch and identify wanted criminals by posting appeals directly on each community page.
Acting Deputy Commissioner Steve Fontana says he's excited about the possibilities after seeing more than 30,000 people share a recent police appeal on Facebook to identity a man wanted in Geelong over an attempted sexual assault.
"It's a really effective, efficient forum for us to communicate with the community," Mr Fontana said.
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