Certain criteria must be met for the use of the online crime reporting system:

• The incident must be non-emergency (does not require immediate police response)
• The reporting party must be at least 17 years of age.
• No known suspect(s) or evidence.
• Not involve firearms/weapons.
• Not traffic crash-related.

Crimes that are eligible for reporting online include:

• Larceny, malicious destruction of property (MDOP), and retail fraud with no suspect or evidence, where the value is under $1,000 and no law
• Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) entry is required
• Attempted Breaking and Entering (B&E) of unoccupied buildings, including garages and unoccupied residence or foreclosed houses
• Identification thefts when the victim was not financially harmed or the financial institution has reimbursed the victim for monetary loss
• Frauds or unauthorized credit card use when the venue of the crime is outside the City of Lansing
• Harassing communication
• Lost property

As with all crime reports received by telephone or in-person, reports filed through the online system will be reviewed by an Investigations Division command officer and assigned to investigative or patrol personnel for appropriate follow-up.