The problem is is that filing a false report is a low-grade misdemeanor. Ramp that up to a 2nd or 3rd degree felony, and things will change. Talk to your legislature about that.
In Maine it is called "false swearing" and punishable with imprisonment up to 4 years.
The only time I heard of a conviction on "false swearing", in this liberal state, though, was when a tax activist was found to have included a few unverifiable signatures on an anti-tax petition.
Oh, it's against the law, all right, but the DAs choose which laws to enforce and who to apply the law to. That's a huge problem.