Federal crimes are very similar to local crimes. The main difference is the type of crime and whether or not the crime crossed state lines. This can take many forms too. Crossing state lines does not necessarily the offender crossed state lines, but could mean a phone was used that crossed state lines, for instance. According to the official website for the United States Department of Justice, if you experience any of the following crimes or have knowledge of them, follow these guidelines:
REPORT A CRIME
Violent crime
- Submit an FBI Tip online, call your local FBI field office or Legal Attache' Office (US citizens overseas)
Child pornography and/or sexual exploitation of children
- Call your local FBI field office or Legal Attache' Office
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
800-THE-LOST (800-843-5678) - For more information see the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
Domestic Violence
- Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−SAFE(7233) or TTY 1−800−787−3224
- See the OVW Domestic Violence page for more resources
Trafficking in persons
- Report trafficking crimes or get help
National Human Trafficking Hotline 888-373-7888 (voice and TTY)
Anonymous tip form - Submit an FBI Tip online, call your local FBI field office or Legal Attache's Office (US citizens overseas)
- For more information, see Trafficking and Sex Tourism FAQs
- Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit
- Department of Homeland Security
866-347-2423 (toll free)
802-872-6199 (Non toll free international)
Report a tip online
Terrorism
- Submit an FBI Tip online, call your local FBI field office or Legal Attache' Office (Citizens located overseas)
- FBI Seeking Information: Terrorism
- FBI Most Wanted terrorists
- Wanted by the FBI Domestic Terrorism
Drugs
- Illegal drug trafficking: submit a Tip online or call your local DEA office
- Report criminals posing as DEA Special Agents, illegal sales/distribution of drugs; suspicious online pharmacies and other drug-distribution-related crimes
877-RxAbuse (877-792-2873)
Hate Crime
- Report Hate Crimes to your local police and submit an FBI Tip online or call your local FBI field office. See Hate Crimes: Get Help Now for more information.
Crimes involving alcohol, tobacco, firearms or explosives
- ATF TIPS: Anonymous tips may be submitted to ATF through the ReportIt® mobile app, available on both Google Play and the Apple App Store or by visiting www.reportit.com. The app allows users to submit tips about crimes that involve firearms, violent crime, explosives and arson.
- Arson hotline
888-ATF-FIRE (888-283-3473) - Bomb hotline
888-ATF-BOMB (888-283-2662) - Illegal firearms activity
800-ATF-GUNS (800-283-4867) - Firearms theft hotline
888-930-9275 - Explosives theft or loss
800-461-8841 - Other crimes involving alcohol, tobacco, firearms or explosives
888-283-8477
Fraud
- Report bankruptcy fraud
- Report mortgage foreclosure scams
- Report COVID-19 Fraud
- Report Disaster-Related Fraud
Disaster Fraud Hotline: 866-720-5721
Fax: 225-334-4707
Submit the NCDF Web Complaint Form
Write: National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF)
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4909 - Report a Complaint about Waste, Fraud, Abuse, or Misconduct in the Department of Justice
- Report Other Fraud or Public Corruption
Call FBI Hotline 800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) - Identity Theft
- For information on how to report other types of fraud, please see the DOJ Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud Report Fraud page
Computer and Internet crime
White collar crime
- Report Antitrust concerns
888-647-3258 or 202-307-2040 - Report Antitrust violations associated with Recovery Act funding
- Reporting Intellectual Property Crime
- Public corruption: submit an FBI Tip online or call the FBI Local Corruption Hotline
Other crimes
- See USA.gov's Reporting Crimes page for information on how to report and respond to other types of crimes and criminal behavior
