File An Online Report

Welcome to the Cleveland State University Police Department Online Reporting System. If this is an Emergency please call 911. Using this online police report system allows you to submit a report immediately.

All cases filed within this system will be reviewed. Reports are reviewed and assigned to police officers for follow-up based on investigative leads, severity of the crime, the city prosecutor's case filing guidelines, and investigative staffing. Unfortunately, crimes with no suspects or no leads are difficult to solve and many times are actually unsolvable. Online reporting is designed to input these types of crimes. If a lead should develop, you will receive a follow-up call from a police officer regarding your case.

Please confirm the following to find out if online police report filing is right for you:

• This is not an Emergency

The online reporting system is intended for non-emergency incidents in which the suspect is not known. So, if you or someone else saw who did this, or any person, animal, or property is in immediate danger call 9-1-1 immediately!

• This incident occurred on the campus of Cleveland State University

If a crime took place off-campus, please call the police department for that area.

• There are no known suspects

When you or someone else knows the person, where to find the person, has a detailed description of the person who committed the crime, or even the license plate number of the vehicle the suspect(s) were in, this is considered a known suspect. Reports with a known suspect require investigation by an officer in person.

• This incident does meet the criteria of a crime listed below

The incident DOES NOT involve any of the following:

• Violent Crime (personal assault, kidnapping, robbery)
• Hate Crime
• Sex Crime (rape or sexual assault)
• Missing Person
• Stolen Vehicle (theft of a vehicle, trailer, motorcycle)
• Lost/Stolen License Plate
• Domestic Violence
• Assault and Battery resulting in serious injuries (to include injuries requiring hospitalization or medical treatment)
• Traffic Accidents involving serious injuries, DUIs, or unlicensed drivers unless all parties have left the scene

For the above incidents listed, you MUST CALL 216-687-2020 to file your report. 

If you answered "yes" to all of the above, you are ready to file your report online. Please make sure to turn off your pop-up blocking software before filing the report. See below for a list of incidents which cannot be filed online.  

PLEASE NOTE THAT FILING A FALSE POLICE REPORT IS A CRIME!

Upon completion of this report process you will:

• See the words: "Your report has been submitted" showing that your police report is complete.
• Be given a police online report number.
• Be e-mailed a copy of the police report to keep for your records once a police officer reviews it.

Using the Cleveland State University Police Department's online reporting system you can report the following incidents:

• Lost Parking Pass
• Lost Property
• Lost University Key
• Lost Viking Card

If your incident meets all the above criteria, please CLICK HERE to file your online report.