The former general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, said that around 3,800 cases had been logged since the controversial new legislation came into force.
The Scottish Conservatives said that if complaints continue to be made at the same speed over the next 12 months officers 1.38 million crimes could be reported.
Clare Marshall, from Perth, went missing in the Scottish city in the early hours of Monday morning and police have launched an extensive search for the 64-year-old.