Share your way

See something. Say something. Step away.

At Alberta Crime Stoppers, all information is important to help stop and prevent crime. From noticing something suspicious to witnessing criminal activity and everything in between, we want to hear it. 

You choose the best way to submit your tip.

⚠️ If you’re involved in an emergency and need police assistance, please call 911 immediately. If you have information about criminal activity, and aren’t concerned about revealing your identity, call your local police non-emergency line.

What is the P3 Portal?

The P3 platform is a third-party platform that allows community members to share information safely and anonymously with Alberta Crime Stoppers. The website and app also provide a direct way to update or follow up on your submitted tip, right from your phone. Access it via their website (www.p3tips.com) or via the Apple App Store or Android Market (Google Play) Store.

Any information is good information.

There is no such thing as a bad tip. Any information can help us keep communities safe. 
When submitting a tip, tell us everything you know, and we’ll take it from there.  

If you don’t know where to start, think of the 
who, where, when, and what to share your tip:

  • Who was involved?

    This can be a description, name or nickname, address or other identifying features.

  • Where did you see or hear this?

    Any information about location, like city, address or even neighbourhood or general area might be helpful.

  • When did this happen?

    If possible, share the place and time the incident happened.

  • What are you sharing?

    Any details about what happened or what you heard. 

What makes a good tip?

There are no bad tips. The more detail you can share, the more useful your information becomes, but even a small observation can matter. Share what you know, and let us take it from there.

When putting a tip together, try to think through four areas: Who, Where, When, and What. 
You will not always have answers to all of them, and that is okay.

Once you submit, you will receive a tip ID. Keep it. Since we never record your contact information, it is the only way to check for follow-up or find out if your tip is eligible for a reward. The more detail you share the first time, the better.

One important note: please do not investigate on your own. Share what you have already observed and leave the rest to the people equipped to handle it. Your safety matters as much 
as the information you are sharing.

Examples of a good tip

“I recognize the man shown on CTV News wanted by the police for setting a building on fire. He goes by the nickname “Lambo” and is often seen near the 7-Eleven on 16 Ave NW. He sometimes drives a dark blue Honda Civic”

“A group calling themselves “East Side Crew” hangs around the basketball courts at X every night after 9pm. They wear red hoodies and are seen exchanging bags of cash.”

“A man known as “J-Rock” is recruiting teenages outside a convenience store on XXX, telling them to sell drugs. He drives a silver Dodge Charger with the license plate starting with CVF”

“A store owner on XX Ave is being forced to pay protection money. A man nicknamed “Big Mo” comes every friday evening to collect cash”

“At an apartment on X Ave SW, people are coming and going at all hours, staying only a few minutes. Packages are handed over at the door”

Common questions

  • If something gives you pause — a situation, a behaviour, a pattern — it is worth sharing. You do not need to be certain, and your information does not need to be complete. Crime Stoppers is for non-emergency situations where something feels off but does not warrant calling 911. We review everything we receive and determine the appropriate next step.

  • When you contact Crime Stoppers, you stay completely anonymous, something that cannot be guaranteed with a direct police call. We act as an intermediary: our third-party partners receive your information, protect your identity, and pass relevant details to law enforcement when appropriate. You do not have to be involved in what happens next.

  • No. Your anonymity is protected at every stage. No personal information is required to submit a tip. Phone calls are not traced or recorded. Online submissions do not collect your IP address. Our third-party partners also review tips to remove any details that could identify you before sharing anything further. Law enforcement will never know who you are.

  • Yes. When you submit a tip, you will receive a tip ID. You can use that ID to follow up with us at any time. We will never reach out to you first.

  • If your tip leads to an arrest, charge, or recovery of property, you may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000. You will be notified through your tip ID, and claiming the reward remains fully anonymous.

Always anonymous.

When you submit a tip to Alberta Crime Stoppers, your personal information is protected from start to finish. We use third-party providers to protect your anonymity, who review tips and pay attention to anything that could identify you, removing details before anything is passed along to law enforcement. Your tip is assigned a unique ID, which means you can follow up if you want, on your own terms.