Online reporting saves Saskatoon police $330,000 in 2019

The Saskatoon Police Service is celebrating another successful year of online crime reporting.

So far in 2019 police received 8,271 online reports, which saved the police service approximately $330,840.

In a media release, police said that equals 6,203 hours of officers’ time.

The reports can be filed through the website or the SPS app for non-emergencies.

It includes identity theft of scams, theft under $5,000, damage to vehicles or property, lost property or theft under $5,000 and lost or stolen license plates.

The online system was launched in 2011 to reduce calls officers were dispatched to.