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NCMEC CyberTipline Arrest Rate

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's CyberTipline receives millions of reports, but not all lead to arrests due to various reasons such as duplication, lack of sufficient information, and technical limits.

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Feb 3, 2026

Do all ncmec reports lead to arrests

No — that reaches the results in an arrest; the CyberTipline is a centralized clearinghouse that receives millions of tips, triages and analyzes them, and passes relevant information to law enforcemen...