File a Police Report
How to report a crime in San Francisco
Make the right call!
Dial 9-1-1 only in an emergency
It is an emergency if: there is an immediate threat to you or others; the crime involves a weapon; the crime is in progress or you know the suspect’s location.
If it is not an emergency, you will get help most quickly by calling our non-emergency line, at 1-415-553-0123 for crimes that occurred in San Francisco.
To file a police report, see the options below.
NOTICE: Please see below a breakdown of what you CAN and CAN NOT file online. Any report filed online not meeting the below-listed requirements WILL BE REDIRECTED. Please read the information below carefully.
- Harassing phone calls.
- Lost property.
- Vandalism or graffiti.
- Vehicle burglary: property stolen from a vehicle. This can also include vehicles that have been rummaged through, as there are many other indicators a vehicle has been burglarized.
- Vehicle tampering, including vandalism.
- Theft –unless it involves a residential or commercial burglary or the stolen property is a passport, firearm, license plate, car, or electric vehicle. Electric bikes, scooters, and Segway are allowed only when there is no serial number. In those cases, call our non-emergency number at 1-415-553-0123.
- Credit card fraud
- Shoplifting
Types of Crime Reports That CAN NOT Be Filed Online:
- Residential Burglaries (Theft from a Building)
- Robbery Incidents
- Traffic Collisions AND Hit & Run Traffic Collisions
- Stolen Vehicles
- Identity Theft / False Impersonation
- Stolen License Plates
- Lost / Stolen Foreign Passports
- Stolen Electric Bicycles WITH Serial Numbers
- Cases WITH Suspect Names
- Cases WITH Video Evidence
For Crime Reports That CAN NOT Be Filed Online, Please Go To Your Nearest Police Station.
File a police report online:
If you have an email address you can file an online police report for many types of crime by clicking below on the language of your choice.
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Call to file a police report:
If you do not have an email address or your language is not included above, call 3-1-1 or 1-415-701-2311.
Go to your nearest police station*:
*Please note: In an effort to avoid unnecessary in-person contact and help stem the spread of COVID-19, we ask that you first consider the options listed above.
Remember: Filing a false police report is a crime. See Section 148.5 of the California Penal Code.
You can also go online to file a supplemental report.
File a supplemental report if you want to add information to your original report or to a report that has previously been filed by an SFPD officer. To file a supplemental police report, click on the "File a Police Report" link above, select the appropriate incident type, follow the prompted questions, and select 'supplemental report' when prompted.
Use the supplemental report method to report:
- Additional property losses from the same crime;
- Additional details to describe stolen property, such as a serial number.
When you have finished entering your report, a temporary report will be emailed to you. This report will not be official until it is approved. Once that happens, we will email you an official copy.