No need to go to the station or call: you can now file a report with the NYPD online

New Yorkers can now report some petty crimes and lost property online. Now you don't need to call and visit the police station. How it works, told the publication New York Post.

NYPD launched online application portal about minor crimes.

There you can file complaints about lost property, petty theft, hooliganism and graffiti. According to the data, over the past 10 years, such statements represent about 25% of the total number of complaints filed with the NYPD.

NYPD Deputy Chief of Analysis and Planning, John Kappelmann, said the lower-level allegations "do not really require immediate action or further investigation by the detective team."

“For example, if you lost your watch, wallet, etc., it’s not a crime,” he said. "So the detective team is not going to investigate to make an arrest."

On the subject: Data on violations of all police officers in New York laid out in the public domain

After submitting the application online, the person will receive an email confirming their receipt. After that, within five days, he will be informed whether the application was taken to work or rejected for lack of reasons for police intervention. If further investigation is required, the officer will take action within a few days thereafter.

Previously, victims of such crimes had to physically go to the police station and file a statement.

“The new format is really helping us simplify the grievance process. We can free up the time employees spent on administrative processing of these complaints, ”said Daniel Pemberton, Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives.

She stressed that the NYPD is exploring the possibility of adding additional categories of complaints to the system.