Welcome to the West Valley City Police Department Citizens Online Police Reporting System. If this is an Emergency please dial 911. If you would like to call the tip line, please answer the same questions first, and then call Tip-A-Cop at 801-963-3459. Using this online citizen police report system allows you to submit a report immediately and print a copy of the police report for free. Please confirm the following to find out if online citizen police report filing or Tip-A-Cop is right for you:
- This is not an Emergency?
- This incident occurred within the city limits of West Valley City?
- This did not occur on a State Freeway?
If you answered yes to all of the above questions, you are ready to file your report online. Please make sure to turn off your pop-up blocking software before filing the report. If you answered no to any of the questions please look at our Online Citizen Police Report Frequently Asked Questions section.
What is needed for the report?
- Who - The victim is person who is telling the story (YOU).
- What - Identifies what is damaged, lost or stolen and attach photos and documents supporting the crime that you are reporting.
- When - The timeframe when the offense occurred.
- Where - The offense location is used to determine jurisdiction.
- How - The story explaining what happened, including the Who, What, When and Where from above.
These questions are designed to gather the victim information, location, items, time, and summary of the crime you are reporting. During the approval process if this information is not included in your report, the report will be sent back to you to add the further details about the crime you are reporting.
Upon completion of this report process you will:
- See the words: "Your online police report has been submitted" showing that your police report is complete.
- Be given a police report case number.
- Be able to print a copy of the police report to keep for your records.
Please Note:
- All cases filed using the Citizens Online Police Reporting System will be reviewed.
- Upon review, if further investigation of your case is needed, you may be contacted.
- Filing a false police report is a crime.