Report to Sheriff

Welcome to the King County Sheriff's Office Online Reporting System. You will be able to report your incident without waiting and be able to print a copy of the approved report.

To utilize this online reporting system, each of the following statements must be true:

• This is not an emergency
• This is not an in-progress crime
• This incident occurred either within unincorporated King County or within city limits of one of our contract cities listed at the bottom of this page
• There are no known suspects
• There was no evidence left behind
• This did not occur on a state freeway
• This did not occur on Sound Transit or a Metro bus, or at a Park & Ride 
• You are the victim of the crime
• You have a valid e-mail address

If all of the above are true, you are ready to file your report online.  Please make sure to turn off your pop-up blocking software before filing your report.

If any of the above is false, please look at our Frequently Asked Questions section, or dial our non-emergency line at 206-296-3311 so we can help you with your report.

While filling out an online report, information requests with a red asterisk * are mandatory.  You must have a valid e-mail address to report this crime online. For all other incident types the e-mail address that you provide is where replies and report copies will be sent. 

Upon completion of this process you will:

• See the words: "Your online police report has been submitted."
• Be given a temporary report number (this is not your permanent case number).
• Once the report is approved, you should receive an e-mail within five days providing you with a permanent case number. A copy of your report will be attached to the e-mail.
• Be able to print a copy of the police report to keep for your records.

Please note:

• All reports filed online will be reviewed.
• If your report does not meet the online reporting criteria you will be notified.
• Upon review, if further investigation of your case is needed, you may be contacted.

A list of incident types available for online reporting follows; look at our example list of theft report types. If you are adding additional information to a burglary report you have already filed with an officer, select "Burglary Follow-Up" to add information using this online reporting system. Do not submit a "follow-up" report unless your original report was classified as a "burglary" report by the officer who contacted you.

Tips and examples for which type of report to file can be found here. 

Online Reporting should not be used to report graffiti that is suspected to be gang-related.  Please dial our non-emergency line at 206-296-3311 so we can help you with your report.

Links below will open up new browser windows.  Those links in BOLD will take you to a page specific to that topic.

*** If you are the victim of a fraudulent Washington State unemployment claim, select Identity Theft below. ***

Abandoned Vehicle

Burglary Follow-Up

Identity Theft

Lost Property

Mail Theft

Narcotics Activity

Nuisance Phone Calls (No Threats)

Suspicious Circumstances

Theft From Building

Theft of Miscellaneous

Theft From Vehicle

Theft of Vehicle Parts or Accessories 

Traffic Complaint

Vandalism

Vehicle Prowl

Click here if you are unsure of which report to file (those links not in bold)