police report
Official crime account
A police report is an official document prepared by law enforcement describing an incident, crime, or accident.
It typically includes details of what happened, who was involved, witness statements, and any evidence collected.
Police reports become part of the public record and are often required for insurance claims, legal proceedings, or background checks: I need a copy of the police report for my insurance company.
- blotterPorous paper sheet
- affidavitSworn written statement
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- court testimonyStatements given in trial
accident claims · insurance claim · accident reports · crime reports · case number · criminal complaint · chain of custody · confession · sworn statement · deposition · official record · car crash · evidence collection · collision · fender bender · hit and run · bloodstain · suspect description
- reportsstatus update, incident reports, audit reports, lab reports, field reports
- accident claimsaccident claim, car accident claim, damage claim, injury claim, liability claim
- missing personsmissing person, disappearance, missing children, missing child, vanished
- police recordsarrest records, case files, incident reports, criminal records, case file
- crash forensicscrash scene, collision, skid marks, point of impact, debris field
- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, investigation, detectives, investigator
police reportwitness statement
Firsthand account for court
eyewitness account · personal narrative · personal journal · anonymous tip · oral history
police reportcover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
sealed record · suppression · suppressed evidence · concealment · whitewash
police reportcharacter reference
Endorsement of someone's integrity