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Where can I report a threat?
Report Threats and Federal Crimes
- Fill out our Online Tips and Public Leads form at tips.fbi.gov.
- Call 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324)
- Contact your local field office or closest international office.
Should you report a threat?
Report the threat to law enforcement. A PHONED THREAT is a threat received by telephone. You should try to get as much information on the caller and the threat as possible, unless the threat is nearby or may imminently harm you or others. Remain calm and do not hang up.
What can I do when someone threatens me?
Get help if you’re being threatened in the U.S.
- 1) Call the police: 911.
- 2) While you are still on the phone with the police, text a friend or relative.
- 3) Try to stay calm.
- 4) Remember, people who are being racist or violent are not rational.
- 5) If you speak English, speak in English to those around you.
How do I report a threat to the police?
Some police stations allow you to go to their website and file a police report. Others allow you to call the police department and file a report over the phone regarding the threat you received.
What do you do if someone threatens you in the workplace?
If you have been threatened, verbally or physically, you should report the incident to the police. If you have been threatened but are at no immediate risk, you can call the non-emergency number for your local police force to report the threat, or go to the police station to report the incident in person.
How do you file a police report over the phone?
Call the police dispatch office. Police departments have a non-emergency number that you can call if you want to file a police report over the phone. Do not call 911 unless there is an active crime in progress or people’s lives are endangered.
What to do if someone threatens you on the phone?
Contact your police department if you believe that what’s happened to you constitutes a threat. This doesn’t necessarily mean calling 911. In most cases, it means calling the regular police department phone number or stopping by the police station in person to talk to an officer on duty.