With tip411, you can:
The following are proven benefits that users of tip411 have realized via their subscription to our web tools.
| Feature | Benefit |
| Automated social media publishing | Reach an extended audience, especially a younger demographic |
| Group text and email alerts | Engage the public quickly with information relevant to them |
| Unlimited public target groups | Targeting information to specific groups helps to further engage the public |
| Private group creation | Save time by using the same system to send to internal private groups via text or email |
| Anonymous tips via text or web | Enabling the public to be proactive will further engage them in your efforts and drive down investigative costs |
| Two-way communication with tipsters | Gather more information and cultivate ongoing communications from proactive citizens |
| Response, audit, and reporting of tip information | Searchable tip database helps save time, correlates information, and allows you to quickly respond to tips |
| Command and control | Enables internal controls on the capabilities your personnel has access to |
| Google maps integration | Putting geographical context to crime helps motivate citizens to be proactive |
| Translation to over 40 languages | No additional resources required to make sure your entire population is able to understand your message |
| Tip link integration for Facebook pages | More opportunity for citizen response |
| Best practices documentation and training | Gives you a head start by leveraging processes others have implemented with success. |
| Web-based subscription | No IT resources are sapped from your agency or organization, saving time and money |
Interested in learning how you can benefit from tip411 in your community? Click here for a demo.
"Being able to report crime tips to police anonymously and conveniently through an app or via text or city website is beneficial to the community while being helpful to police, and in some cases, may prevent crime before it happens."
-City Manager Jon C. Williams
Winter Garden, FL Police Department
“The tip411 program has been a valuable anonymous pathway for the citizens of Northampton County to report issues in their communities. This program has also been well received by our school staff, students, and parents.”
-Sheriff David Doughty
Northampton County, VA
“With an increase in drug abuse occurring across the nation, BIA Drug Agents are taking a proactive approach to provide new tools, including tip411, for citizens to report illegal drug activity in tribal communities.”
-Associate Director Algin Young
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
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