If you knew of a commited crime would you call the ANONYMOUS Police number?

It's USUALLY ONLY the criminals that view someone as a traitor, or snitch as they're called here in the States, for reporting a crime. Criminals hate it when they get told on so they almost always come back on the one who did the telling. I have used the anonymous line to make a report because if you don't the lawyer for the criminal finds out who it was that turned their client in & they go after them in court, if it gets that far. If it doesn't go to court, the criminals "friends" do the dirty work. Just because somebody's in jail doesn't mean you're safe from repercussions from that person. If it's not done anonymously the criminal will find out who it was that turned them in. That's one of their rights.

I would call police imidiatelly if i knew of any crime that has happend. I don't understandt why u say that people in Netherlands would view anyone who reported a crime as traitor. It is normal not to support crime, and it doesn't matter what was the crime commited. It was CRIME!

I would probably call the police. I tend to take things back I forget to pay for, return money when I get too much change, tell the boss she paid me for too many hours, that type of thing.

Yes I would report it, and I would probably use the anonymous number too. Like you, I would be most moved to do something when it involves hurt caused to animals and children, but I truly don't see why vandalism/hooliganism/petty theft etc should go unpunished.

Police Department has rendered it roles to the public community and whatever sub-services available under their hand. And Police Department is only the enforcement unit to the bills of law that has been constituted by the Parliament. So now it depend on the public community attitude to support the services offered by police team. What I look here is the community that make a major role to enriched the enforcement elements to the Bills of Law. If the public community not well organized and weak in applying the neighborhood, mean that the community is vulnerable to the subjective crime cases. Because neighborhood is a chain of networking. My conclusion to your discussion, there must be a great leader in every locality as this security subject cannot be done by an individual as it needs the well organized community to support the administrative, managerial, operation and control. Thank You.

Yup, it is too dangerous to tell about a crime you've seen. It threaten your life. Maybe you can tell it to the family of the victim if there's something you know about the crime.

It would have to depend on the crime that was commited . If I was in any way feared the safety of my family because of what I saw then I would call the anonymous number but if I wasn't in any fear of someone I loved getting hurt then I would just report it normally . I believe it is good to have a number individuals can call when they want to tell but are too scared because it does help the police out and gives them an area to work in where without the anonymous tip they could be working in the wrong direction and can help the person who is unsure about what to do when they want to help but fear what could happen if they were to tell what they knew .

I would definitely report it. I feel like if I'm doing what is right, God is going to take care of me. And if I were one of the people harmed, and no one called the police? I would be angry, hurt, and it would really destroy part of my belief in my fellow (wo)man.

if i directly witness the crime, i will definitely report it. but if it was just told to me by another person which would be considered hearsay i won't.

I would call the police If I knew that something was not right. In fact I have called the police few times 1 time a man was beating his wife with a metal stick in front of our house, my husband wasnt home I was alone with my mother and son, there was no way I was going to go help the lady (if it was a verbal abuse or not involving veapon I would have helped her) the lady was screaming so I called police I gave them all the info I was not woried about that at all. The police came while I was still on the phone but my mother who was watching the fight from the window told me that as soon as they heard the police coming they ran away. The police found them but she didnt want to press charges.

If I knew of a crime that had been committed, I would definitely contact the police. If I felt my life might be in danger by reporting, I would most likely use the anonymous line. We have them here where I live as well and I would rather be scared and report it anonymously than not report it at all and end up with a murderer/thief/rapist/etc. going around continuing his or her crimes. I would feel less safe knowing that. I understand that a lot of people fear retaliation on themselves or friends and families, so I think it's good to have these anonymous phone lines.