Frequently asked questions
Crime Stoppers of Michigan will NEVER ask for your name or any personal information. Your identity is a tip number that is given to you, that is the only way to identify you in the process. For a full description of our anonymous process, please click here.
NO! You are 100% anonymous throughout the entire process. We do not ask your name, your phone number or any information about you. There is no caller ID on any Crime Stoppers phones. The information from submitting a tip on the website is secure, and transmissions are encrypted. We have absolutely zero information about you, so we CAN’T bring you into court! Also, there are laws in Michigan protecting tipsters from being forced to testify in court!
You can submit information on a crime that has already happened as soon as possible! You do not have to wait for a news story, or for us to release a poster. Submit a tip in one of two ways, by calling 1-800-SPEAK-UP or online at www.1800speakup.org. If a crime is in progress, dial 911.
You can report on any crime! Here are some examples: homicides, carjackings, robberies, vandalism, drugs, weapons, fugitives, hit-and-runs, missing persons, animal abuse, child abuse, sexual assault, and any other crimes that you believe you have critical information on that could help law enforcement.
NO!You are 100% anonymous throughout the entire process. We do not ask your name, your phone number or any information about you. There is no caller ID on any Crime Stoppers phones. The information from submitting a tip on the website is secure and transmissions are encrypted. We have absolutely zero information about you, so we CAN’T bring you into court! Also, there are laws in Michigan protecting Crime Stoppers tipsters from being forced to testify in court!
Homicides, missing persons and hit-and-run fatalities are eligible for cash rewards up to $2,500. All other crimes are eligible for a cash reward up to $1,000. An individual, business, church or community organization can increase the reward by adding money on any case at any time. This is called a joint reward.
A joint reward can be set up by calling the Crime Stoppers office at 313-922-5000. A joint reward contract has to be signed by Crime Stoppers and the person giving the money. After a year if there has not been an arrest, the contributor has a choice to get a refund of the money, sign a new contract to keep the money on the crime, or the money can be donated to Crime Stoppers.
NO! After the police report is made, a family member can get help from Crime Stoppers by calling the office at 313-922-5000. Crime Stoppers will then get paperwork filled out by the detective to get authorization on what they allow Crime Stoppers to do on the case. Crime Stoppers services offered are posters, door hangers, news releases, press conferences and information placed on the Crime Stoppers social media sites.
You can visit our website at www.1800speakup.org and fill out a volunteer application.
You can visit our website at www.1800speakup.org or to become a annual business, law enforcement, or faith based member, call the Crime Stoppers office at 313-922-5000.
Follow these steps
1. Dial 0 for a collect call
2. Enter pin #06543211234
3. Enter 767# when prompted for the phone number
4. Tell the operator you are checking on a tip that you already called in, and when they say call 1-313….Say “I cannot make the call”… They will patch you through to the Crime Stoppers administrative office to get a follow-up.
Give your tip number to a trusted family member or friend and tell them to follow up by calling the Crime Stoppers administrative office at 313-922-5000 and they can collect the cash for you. Or if your tip leads to an arrest, the reward never expires so you can hold onto that tip number and upon release from prison, collect the cash reward.