# Should I Report My Neighbors to the Police?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-report-my-neighbors-to-the-police/567028>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 9, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-report-my-neighbors-to-the-police/567028 "2011-01-09T21:39:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-report-my-neighbors-to-the-police/567028/41 "2011-01-13T16:47:01Z")

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> [@Nava](#):
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> Yeah, I’d start with the landlord but definitely bring up that not only is the neighbor selling drugs, he is stealing them from his MiL and that puts the MiL at risk.

I agree with **Markxxx** , doing this puts the OP and his family at risk of a needless altercation with the neighbor. The landlord could easily tip off the neighbor who ratted him out, even if he’s trying hard not too.

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-report-my-neighbors-to-the-police/567028/42 "2011-01-14T02:40:33Z")

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Isn’t this what Crimestoppers is for? Go online, report him. Tell them what you told us, you can hear him through the walls because all he does is shout and he’s not very discreet, doing deals out in the open, as well.

I would consider the elder abuse thing as well, though you never know if she’s a willing participant or, perhaps bullied into presenting as such.

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