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NCMEC CyberTipline Report Review Process

The process by which the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children reviews and refers CyberTipline reports to law enforcement agencies

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Jan 19, 2026
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How does NCMEC decide which CyberTips to forward to local police versus federal agencies?

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) operates the CyberTipline as a centralized clearinghouse that reviews reports from the public and electronic service providers and then r...

Jan 14, 2026

How does NCMEC decide which CyberTipline reports to forward to state ICAC task forces?

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) reviews every CyberTipline submission and—when it can identify a geographic jurisdiction based on the location of a suspect, a victim, or b...