• Is this an Emergency?

• Did this incident occur outside of the Town of Amherst? Did this occur on the campuses of UMASS, Amherst College or Hampshire College?

• Do you know the suspect?

• Was either your home or vehicle broken into? 

• Were you physically assaulted?

• There is evidence that could lead to the identification of a suspect?

If you answered NO to all of the above questions, you are ready to file your report on-line. Make sure to turn off your pop-up blocking software before filing the report. If you answered YES to any of the questions, you cannot use this system to file a report on-line.   Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page to determine your options.

Upon completion of our Online Reporting System process you will:

• See "Your report has been submitted" showing that your report is complete.
• Be given a temporary case number and emailed this temporary printable report
• Once the report has been reviewed by our officers, an approved permanent report will be emailed to you.  Review will take between 24-48 hours.

Please note that all cases filed online will be reviewed. Upon review, you may be contacted if further investigation of your case is needed. If a report is rejected during our online review process, you will receive an email detailing the reason for the rejection.  Filing a false police report is a crime and will be prosecuted.

Report Incidents Here
Using the Amherst Police Online Reporting System, you can report the following incidents: Select an incident type to get started:

• Destruction of Property/Vandalism (NOT graffiti, please call 413-259-3000 so we can take photos of graffiti damage)
• Annoying Telephone Calls (including emails or text messages)
• Lost Property
• Theft
• Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Accidents (when your vehicle is struck and the other operator flees without leaving identifying information.  Damage to your vehicle must be under $1000 to use the online report.
• Vandalism to a Motor Vehicle (when your vehicle is vandalized by another person).
• Identity Theft

Submit Complaint Here
You can also use this system to submit certain complaints. These incidences are usually neighborhood nuisance situations. You will not receive a permanent case number. Select a type of complaint to get started:

• Anonymous Tips (Drug Tips, Witness Information)
  Use to report information regarding any crime and wish to remain anonymous.
• Homeland Security Tips
  Use if you have information regarding person(s) involved in threatening activities that may concern Homeland Security.  You can remain anonymous if you’d like. 
• Traffic Complaints
  Use this form to submit complaints about traffic issues in your neighborhood such as chronic speeding, speeding in school zones and radar speed-board trailer requests.

If you do not see a report type for your situation, please call the Amherst Police Department at 413-259-3000 to speak to an Officer.

Your comments and suggestions regarding our online reporting system are very important to us; please let us know your thoughts by selecting "contact us" above.

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