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Welcome to the Richmond Police Department Citizens Online Police Reporting System. If this is an Emergency please call 911. Using this online citizen police report system allows you to submit a report immediately and print a copy of the police report for free. Please review the four questions below to see if online citizen police report filing is right for you in this instance:
Upon completion of this report process you will:
Property Damage, Lost Property, Telephone Harassment, Thefts and Supplements (adding information to a completed report).
Please be sure to review the entire list with definitions and examples on the following page. Please click on "Select Incident" to begin.
If your incident is not listed in the category selection list, please call the Richmond Police Department (emergency 9-1-1; non-emergency 510-233-1214) to file your report.
- This is not an Emergency?
- This incident occurred within the Richmond City limits?
- There are No Known suspects?
- This did not occur on a State Freeway?
*** ONLINE REPORTS WILL NOT BE INVESTIGATED BY RPD OFFICERS OR DETECTIVES ***. Online reports are for your records for insurance reporting or financial institution reporting purposes.
If you answered yes to all of the above questions, you are ready to file your report online. Please make sure to turn off your pop-up blocking software before filing the report. If you answered no to any of the questions please look at our Online Citizen Police Report Frequently Asked Questions section.Upon completion of this report process you will:
- See the words: "Your online police report has been submitted" showing that your police report is complete.
- Be given a police report case number.
- Be able to print a copy of the police report to keep for your records.
- All cases filed using the Citizens Online Police Reporting System will be reviewed.
- Upon review, if further investigation of your case is needed, you may be contacted.
- Filing a false police report is a crime.
Property Damage, Lost Property, Telephone Harassment, Thefts and Supplements (adding information to a completed report).
Please be sure to review the entire list with definitions and examples on the following page. Please click on "Select Incident" to begin.
If your incident is not listed in the category selection list, please call the Richmond Police Department (emergency 9-1-1; non-emergency 510-233-1214) to file your report.