Baja's International Anonymous Crime Hotline Produces Some Results Jill Replogle - Fronteras Desk
go to original January 11, 2014

The U.S. number doesn't generate as many tips as the Mexican number, but law enforcement officials say it's still worth it.

Four United States fugitives have been detained in Baja California in recent years thanks to the Mexican state’s international tip line.

Baja California law enforcement authorities presented results of its anonymous crime report hotline (1-866-201-5060) that can be called from the U.S. The numbers aren’t big but authorities insist the tip line is an important way for visitors to denounce crimes or provide information to the police without fear of reprisal.

Authorities have received more than 300 calls from the U.S. since the crime hotline was launched in 2009. About 60 percent of the calls were related to crimes or emergencies; the rest of the calls were from people seeking information (1 percent were prank calls).

The majority of calls to the tip line were about telephone fraud and extortion.

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