Suffolk County (NY) Police Department chooses Coplogic's Online Citizen Reporting System

Suffolk County (NY) Police Department chooses Coplogic's Online Citizen Reporting System

The Suffolk County Police Department serves a vast population of approximately 1,420,000 residents. Coplogic is pleased their online police report filing system will allow the SCPD to better serve their large community. With this upgrade, their community will be able to complete citizen online police reporting. This will offer convenience and peace-of-mind to any community members whom unfortunately are the victims of lost property, vehicle burglary, identity theft, harassing phone calls, theft, vandalism, hit & run, or vehicle tampering. 

Suffolk citizens will now be able to log onto the internet, sign onto their local police department’s website and, from there, fill out a series of basic questions that will ultimately lead to the completion and filing of internet police reports. All this is done from the resident’s familiar home computer or at a public kiosk equipped with the desk officer reporting software.

Especially beneficial to large and diverse communities is the built-in multilingual support. Now victims of crime can contribute crucial information in the language they are most comfortable with. Likewise, officers can read filed reports in the language that they are familiar with. By overcoming potential communication hurdles, the Suffolk County Police Department will be better able to serve their city.

Not only will this process be easy for the citizen, but will also result in more accurate reports for officers. Furthermore, the police online reporting program will allow both parties to receive information in the most timely manner: victims of crime will not need to wait for patrol officers to arrive; and law enforcement agencies will now be able to save hundreds of man-hours. 

The transition into the online citizen filing program went seamlessly. The online police reporting software by Coplogic is designed to work with the agency’s record’s management system. The ability to put reporting in the hands of the citizen supplements the department’s records system, no matter which vendor the department has chosen. The Suffolk County Police Department experienced virtually no ramp up time.

We are excited the Suffolk County Police Department is utilizing the latest technology in order to better serve their community. And Coplogic is happy to offer the SCPD assistance in integrating the online citizen report filing system with the department’s preexisting web infrastructure. In addition to the software, Coplogic will also be providing support and updates free of charge. 

Computerized online policing resources will truly better the relationship between law enforcement officials and their communities.