To help the police deal with calls for service, the Metropolitan Police Department is requesting residents use a new online form to submit non-emergency police reports. You should continue to use 911 for all emergency needs, and call 311 for non-emergency and city service requests.

If you need to file a police report — say someone drive past your car and knocks off a side mirror, or stole your bookbag from your car, for example. You can use their online form to submit a non-emergency police report for the following:

Lost property
Lost vehicle tags
Theft/theft from auto*
Destruction of property
Damage to property

*Thefts, in which your checkbook, debit, credit card, social security card or social security number, etc. may have been stolen and/or used to purchase other items or services, are considered credit card fraud and/or identity theft, and should not be filed online using the application.

Instructions on how to fill out the form are on the MPD website.

Before You File a Report

In order to make a report using the Online Reporting Tool, please ensure that ALL of the following conditions are present:

The event took place in the District of Columbia, but not on Metrorail, Metrobus, or Metro property.
The suspects are not known to you.
The suspects have left the scene.
You (or, the complainant, if you are making a report on behalf of another party) have not suffered any injuries. T
here is no apparent need for investigation at the scene, to include video surveillance tape.
There is no obvious physical evidence available at the scene.
There are no witnesses to be interviewed.
This is not a traffic crash.
The event occurred within the last six months. Events older than six months should be reported to 911, not filed with this online application.

What Happens Next

Upon completion of the report process you will:

Be notified that your online police report has been submitted. This indicates that your police report is complete.
Be given a temporary police report case number.
Be able to print a copy of the police report to keep for your records.