Frequently Asked Questions

If your tip results in an arrest, you are entitled to a Cash Reward and will be issued a Payment Code and instructions for anonymously collecting your cash reward. Reward monies are disbursed anonymously at a local bank by presenting only the Payment Code. No form of identification is ever required so your identity is never compromised.

After submitting your tip, you will be provided with a unique Case Number. Keep a record of this number. You will use this number to check the status of your tip, anonymously. You may call every 60 days for an update. When you call, you will be asked for your Case Number. Once you provide the case number you will receive an update. Your follow-up call remains anonymous. If your tip results in an arrest, you are entitled to a Cash Reward and will be issued a Payment Code with instructions for privately collecting your reward at a local bank.

If you used our P3 App to submit a tip, please check the status here.

In the event of an emergency or if you witness a crime in action, always call 9-1-1 first.

Contact Crime Stoppers only to report suspicious or covert activity, or to provide a tip or information about an unsolved case or fugitive criminal(s). All telephone calls to any law enforcement agency are recorded automatically by that agency, including calls to 9-1-1. Therefore, calls reporting a crime to 9-1-1 are not eligible for a Crime Stoppers reward since absolute anonymity is no longer possible. Please report all crimes to the police. Crime Stoppers is not a law enforcement agency and cannot accept calls reporting crimes. Crime Stoppers accepts TIPS about crimes that have already occurred in an effort to assist the police in solving open cases.

There are many covert and underground crimes in all communities across the United States involving drugs, theft, child abuse, human trafficking, terrorism, escaped criminals, and more. As a Citizen of Broward County you are encouraged to keep a watchful eye on your community, and report unusual activity. For example, there are drug dealers in almost every neighborhood. If you suspect someone is selling illegal substances from their home, business, or vehicle, call Crime Stoppers to report as much information as possible and enable police officers to take action.

Other examples of suspicious activities may include persons planning crimes including robbery, arson, murder, terrorism, or other unlawful actions.

If you overhear conversation or are witness to people organizing crime, it is imperative that you call Crime Stoppers to discuss the matter. Your call is anonymous and the appropriate officials will investigate all tips. The information you provide may help save lives.

Review the Submit a Tip page to learn about ways you can help make our community a safer place to live. If you have specific information about criminal activity or an unsolved case, make an anonymous phone call to Crime Stoppers and speak with one of our trained staff. They will help you recall important information. Don't worry about having too little or too much information.

All tips are useful. Specific details such as a suspect's name, nickname, or address are key, but perhaps you only know where a suspect works or hangs out, these facts are also significant. Notes about how a suspect looks including their race, gender, height, weight, age, hair and eye color, scars, tattoos or birthmarks are also extremely helpful. Try to remember what kind of clothing the person was wearing, or the exact vehicle(s) they drive including the make, model, color, license plate, or body damage.

No tip is too small. Call Crime Stoppers and let our knowledgeable staff help you to help us. Together we can make our community a safer, friendlier place to live.

To qualify for a reward from the Crime Stoppers Council of Broward County, Inc. the following conditions must be met:

• Information concerning a crime must be reported to Crime Stoppers prior to any contact with a law enforcement agency.
• The person providing the information must remain anonymous.
• The person providing the information must have no involvement in the criminal act reported.
• The payment and amount of reward is the sole responsibility of the Board of Directors of the Crime Stoppers Council of Broward County, Inc.
• This reward is subject to modification or revocation at any time without prior notice.

Crime Stoppers, which does not have knowledge of tip providers' identities, will resist all efforts to attempt to identify providers of tips to Crime Stoppers unless the information is a matter of imminent danger or a matter of national security.

Crime Stoppers cannot be responsible for erroneous information reported by or through third party media (newspapers, television, radio, etc.). Reward amounts are set exclusively by the Board of Directors of Crime Stoppers and the Board will not honor misprinted or erroneously reported reward amounts.

Please contact Broward County Crime Stoppers directly.