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SMPD Online Reporting System
Using this system will allow you to submit a report immediately.
How to Report a Crime
Please confirm the following to find out if online filing is right for you:
- This is not an emergency.
- This incident occurred within the Santa Maria City limits.
- This did not occur on a state freeway.
- This does not involve a theft of a motor vehicle and/or theft of a license plate. (Items taken from the interior of a motor vehicle is reportable)
- This does not involve theft from someone unlawfully entering your home.
- There are no known suspects.
- No firearms were involved in the incident.
If all of the statements above apply to your case, you are ready to file your report online.
For emergencies, please call 911.
For non-emergencies you may also call (805) 928-3781 ext. 2277.
Types of incidents that can be reported online:
- Custody Order Violation
- Fraud and Identity Theft
- Harassing Phone Calls – Any person who repeatedly, intending to annoy, telephones or makes contact by means of electronic communication. For example, immediate hang-ups, obscene language, emails, text messages with no known suspects.
- Hit & Run – Damage caused by another vehicle in which the driver should have left information or fled the scene without stopping to provide information.
- Lost Property - Personal property that was unintentionally left by its true owner. For example, property left behind at an unknown location or left behind with no attempt to retrieve it.
- Theft– Except motor vehicles and license plates.
- Vandalism – Excluding graffiti, Any person who maliciously damages, destroys, or defaces another person’s property. For example, knocking over a mailbox, spray painting a wall, or throwing a rock through a window
- Vehicle Burglary - Theft from an unlocked or locked vehicle
Upon completing this process, you will: See the words: “Your report has been submitted,” showing that your report is complete. You will also be given a temporary case number and be able to print a copy of the report to keep for your records.
Please Note: All cases filed online will be reviewed. Upon review, you may be contacted if further investigation of your case is needed.
Filing a false police report is a crime:
Anyone filing a false police report may be prosecuted under California Penal Code section 148.5 PC. Filing a false police report is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 6 months, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both.