Fairfax County Police Department

CONTACT INFORMATION: 24/7 Emergency Response; Office and Program Hours Vary
703-691-2131 TTY 711 (Non-Emergency)
12099 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22035
Kevin Davis
Chief of Police

Department Resources

Community Reporting System (CRS)

For an emergency or crime in progress, DIAL 911 NOW. Do NOT use this form.

Welcome to Fairfax County Police Department’s online Community Reporting System (CRS). This system allows you to submit police reports online for certain types of incidents that occurred within Fairfax County.

Please note that all cases submitted through the CRS are classified as INACTIVE, meaning they are not assigned to a detective or police officer for further investigation.

Reports are typically reviewed within three business days, excluding weekends, major holidays, and unscheduled government closures. After submitting a report, please monitor your email regularly, including spam and junk folders, as police personnel may contact you for clarification or additional information needed to complete the report.

Please confirm the following before proceeding with an online police report submission:

  • This is not an emergency.
  • This incident occurred within the Fairfax County jurisdiction.
  • I understand online reporting is for documentation purposes only and the case will not be investigated.
  • I am 18 years of age or older.

If you answered yes to all the criteria, you are ready to file your report online.

What to Report
  • Bicycle Theft
  • Destruction of Private Property/Vandalism
  • Larceny/Theft from Motor Vehicle or Parts
  • Larceny/Theft Under $10,000
  • Lost Property
  • Suspicious Person/Vehicle
  • Solicitor Violations
  • Telephone Harassment/Threats
  • Trespassing
  • Unoccupied Hit and Run Accidents
What NOT to Report
  • Aggressive driving
  • Breaking and entering your home or business, completed or attempted.
  • Hate/Bias crime
  • Incidents occurring within past 30 minutes.
  • Larceny by force
  • Larceny over $10,000
  • Civil Disputes
  • Sex crimes, completed or attempted.
  • Lost or Stolen license plate(s)
  • Stolen prescription drugs/narcotics
  • Stolen vehicles, completed or attempted.
  • Loss or stolen firearms.
  • Violent crimes, completed or attempted

If you wish to file an online report for financial crimes, visit the Financial Crimes Online Reporting (FiCOR) page.

If your incident cannot be reported online, please call our non-emergency number at 703-691-2131 to request than an officer be dispatched to take your report.

Legal Disclaimer

Be advised that it is a crime to knowingly make a false police report. Anyone found to have submitted a false report may be prosecuted under the authority of Virginia State Code, Section 18.2-461, and charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishable by up to 12 months in jail and/or a fine of up to $2,500.

By starting your report, you have acknowledged the statement above. Please make sure to turn off your pop-up blocking software before filing the report.

Enter Your Report

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  • You will immediately receive a temporary “T” report number for your records upon submission.
  • All incidents reported through CRS are reviewed within three business days, excluding weekends, major holidays, and unscheduled government closures.
  • If additional information is needed, you will be contacted by email. Please monitor your email regularly, including spam and junk folders.
  • After approval, a Fairfax County Police Department official report number will be issued and sent to you via an "approval" email.

  • See the instructions on the Central Records Division page to obtain a verification of a police report through a mail or in-person request.
  • Full copies of police reports are released only to law enforcement officers or by subpoena. However, if you were involved in an incident that resulted in a police report, you may obtain an incident verification form. It includes brief, written verification that a police report was filed, including the case number assigned to that incident, date and location of the incident, type of incident, and the officer's name.
  • Please allow 5-7 business days before requesting a verification form for your report.

  • Primarily for insurance and police information purposes
  • Case will not be investigated
  • Assists in preventing future crimes by providing statistics on trends, locations and times of violations.
  • May assist in the identification and return of stolen property recovered as the result of other investigations.

Some crimes may require evidence collection, photography or other investigative procedures which require an officer to respond to the scene of the crime.

No, if a crime took place outside of Fairfax County, please call the police department for that city/town/county.

Crimes committed due to race, religion, ethnic or national origin, disability and/or sexual orientation.

A known suspect is when you or someone else knows the person or where to find the person who committed the crime or the license plate number of the vehicle the suspect(s) were in. If there is known suspect information, please call the non-emergency number 703-691-2131 so an officer can be dispatched.

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