No report taken

“No report taken” is a local disposition indicating that a request did not produce the particular written report covered by that code. It does not mean the contact left no record. A dispatch entry, recorded communication, referral, warning, or other documentation may still exist. The label alone does not explain why a report was not prepared.

A limited statement about documentation

Agencies distinguish communications records from written incident or investigative reports. A call can be entered and handled without generating the latter. Henrico County's CAD documentation lists a “No Report” disposition separately from advice, inability to locate, and other outcomes. The wording identifies a local category rather than a universal explanation for not writing a report. Henrico CAD disposition reference

The most useful question is “Which report?” A code might concern an incident report while other forms or system entries document the response. A short public extract may omit that distinction, so an apparent contradiction can arise when one record says no report and another record documents the contact.

Example

Hypothetical example: A resident calls about a misplaced item and later finds it before an officer arrives. Staff update the dispatch narrative and close the event with a locally defined no-report disposition. The agency does not create a separate loss report.

The contact and its resolution remain documented in the dispatch history. Describing the event as “never reported” would be inaccurate. The example's reason is stated in the hypothetical notes; the disposition alone would not establish that reason for a real call.

Common confusion

No report taken concerns a specified document. No action required concerns the handling judgment. A response can involve advice or assistance without producing a separate incident report, so those labels should not be treated as identical.

The phrase also differs from report unavailable or report withheld. An existing document can be unavailable in a public release for reasons unrelated to whether it was prepared. Absence of a downloadable report is not evidence of a no-report disposition.

Reading totals and individual entries

Consult the local codebook and check any companion disposition or narrative. Determine whether the code was entered at call closure or reflects a later records-system review. For counting, report “calls coded no report” rather than “events with no documentation.” A later supplement or separately received report can change the available record, so the publication date and data snapshot matter when interpreting an individual entry.

Related terms

• Report taken
• Call log
• Disposition
• No action required

Sources

• Henrico County Police — CAD Webservice Documentation, disposition list: “No Report” is distinct from advice and other handling categories. The hypothetical reason for that outcome is illustrative, not a codebook definition.
• BJA/LEITSC — Standard Functional Specifications for Law Enforcement CAD Systems, call disposition/reportability functions: communications documentation and report creation are separate processes.