Any time you communicate with a public agency, you may ask if you may be anonymous in your report. No name, #, etc. The online reporting will most likely require a contact # to confirm information. With an anonymous request, a typical response is, "We will add that to our records, Thank you" or "We will get someone out to that location as soon as possible." Once an action is recorded in the public security database with your name and phone contact, it becomes a matter of public record. So, that is the transparency that allows the public oversite of our public institutions.