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Child Sexual Exploitation Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that the public can use to report instances in which an individual or group of individuals is involved in the possession, manufacture and/or distribution of child pornography; online enticement of children for sexual acts; child prostitution; child sex tourism; non-familial child sexual molestation; sending unsolicited obscene material to a child or other acts that constitute child sexual exploitation.
Cybercrime Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that people can use to anonymously report cases in which computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones or other personal devices have been or are being used to commit a crime such as distribution of child pornography; cyberstalking or harassment; unauthorized interception of communications; intellectual property violations; or illegally accessing other computer systems to alter, destroy or steal data; intercept and disclose confidential information; plant spyware, ransomware or other forms of malware; launch denial of service attacks; or engage in phishing or smshing, financial theft or other activities that are illegal.
Drug Crime Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that the public can use to anonymously report information about the activities of individuals who are dealing in narcotics which might facilitate their arrest and conviction.
General Crime Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanism that people can use to report any of a wide variety of crimes rather than specializing in reports regarding a particular type of criminal activity.
Graffiti Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanism that people can use to report inscriptions, designs and other markings that deface buildings, walls, rocks and other artifacts or natural structures.
Hate Crimes Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that the public can use to anonymously report information about the activities of individuals who have planned or committed acts of violence or intimidation against people on the basis of their real or perceived race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. Hate crimes have an impact that lingers, and extends beyond the specific victim. They make members of minority communities fearful, angry and suspicious, and raise tensions that can divide and polarize neighbourhoods, towns and cities.
Illegal Dumping Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that the public can use to anonymously report information about the activities of people who are disposing of hazardous materials, trash or other items in places other than those legitimately set aside for this purpose.
Insurance Fraud Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that the public can use to report, usually anonymously, individuals who have made false statements or otherwise intentionally misrepresented the facts surrounding an injury or loss in order to receive or increase the amount of compensation they will receive based on an insurance policy. Also included are programs that accept reports of fraudulent claims submitted by health care providers, pharmacies, auto repair shops and other parties that are providing services for insured individuals and using their insurance as a means of payment.
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Non-Emergency Crime Reporting
Police departments and other law enforcement programs that provide a special number or website that people can use to report crimes that do not warrant an immediate response because the individual in question is not in immediate danger.
Public Nuisance Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that people can use to report prostitution, lewd or lascivious behaviour, public drunkenness, illegal gambling, drug-related loitering or other drug-related criminal activity, accumulations of garbage, castoff materials, junk cars or other conditions that disturb the peace, are dangerous to health or safety, are offensive to community moral standards or that obstruct the public from the free use of public property. The concept of "public nuisance" varies considerably from community to community. As a consequence, activities that are addressed by public nuisance laws in one community may be covered by zoning laws in another.
Reckless Driving Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that motorists can use to report incidents of dangerous driving they have witnessed. Reports may be made directly to the police or to another organization which forwards the information to the individual or establishment that has contracted for the service, e.g., employers who want feedback on the driving behaviour of their employees or parents who want feedback on the driving behaviour of their children.
Subsidized Housing Fraud Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that people can use to report alleged lease violations and other forms of fraud by tenants residing in public or subsidized housing communities. These programs also generally accept complaints about landlords who do not adequately maintain their property.
Terrorism/Radicalization Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that the public can use to anonymously report information about the activities of individuals or organizations that commit acts of violence as a means of supporting their cause; or about situations in which an individual or group has adopted increasingly extreme political, social or religious ideas and has become a potential source of terrorist activity.
Traffic Accident Reporting
Programs that accept reports regarding traffic accidents or collisions occurring on public roads, in parking lots or on other property. Police are not always called to attend accidents and it is often the responsibility of those directly involved in an incident to inform police about the circumstances under which the accident occurred and the results of the accident. In some jurisdictions, all accidents must be reported. In other areas, an accident must involve injury, a death or property damage that exceeds a specified amount before reporting becomes mandatory, even in situations where no other vehicle was involved. In some jurisdictions, traffic accident reports can be filed online.
Welfare Fraud Reporting
Programs that provide a hotline, website or other mechanisms that the public can use to anonymously report suspected cases of fraud involving various forms of social assistance and benefits provided at the municipal, provincial/territorial or federal levels.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.