Call or Text the MPD's 24/7 Anonymous Crime Tip Lines
The Metropolitan Police Department now has a toll free crime tip line —1-888-919-CRIME. The tip line will be staffed by detectives 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Anyone who has information concerning a homicide, gangs, guns, or other violent offenses can call the anonymous tip line, and a detective will report all information. The toll-free number will also be displayed on L.E.D. boards in patrol cars throughout the District.
This toll-free tip line is part of an ongoing effort to devise innovative ways to further reduce violence in the District, which has declined in recent years.
“We have been working for some time with our law enforcement partners to come up with more ways to combat gun violence,” said Fenty. “Chief Lanier has already made strides with her community policing initiative and these programs will provide even more tools to help our police officers do their jobs in fighting crime in the city.”
Text 50411
Community members can now use their cell phones to anonymously text tips to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Give 5-0 the 411 with the new Text Tip Line: 50411. Text messages are monitored by members of the department 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Tips are then analyzed and passed on to the appropriate unit or division for follow-up. Because the tip line is anonymous, the sender will not receive a response to the original message.
Neither of these anonymous tips lines is an emergency number. If you witness a crime in progress or have an emergency that requires the police, please call 911.
Resources
MPD Gun Recovery Unit
Gun Recovery Unit Task Force, 698-5662
24-Hour Violent Crime Tip Line
Crime Tip Line (888) 919-crime
24-Hour Crime Tip Text Number
Text: 50411
Emergency
Emergency 911
Mayor’s Call Center
City Services 311
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