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title: "SCARS Institute Research Lab Survey: Police Reporting Experience"
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author: "SCARS Editorial Team"
published: 2026-11-13
modified: 2026-11-13
categories: ["2026", "FEATURED ARTICLE", "Research & Surveys", "SCARS Institute Research Lab"]
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# SCARS Institute Research Lab Survey: Police Reporting Experience

# SCARS Institute Research Lab

## Scam Victim Police Reporting Experience Survey

[Reporting a scam](https://scamsnow.com/glossary-term/reporting-a-scam/) takes courage, and the way victims are treated when they report shapes their recovery.

This SCARS Institute survey asks about your experience: whether you reported the scam, where you reported it, how the police and other agencies treated you, whether anyone followed up, and how reporting affected you. If you chose not to report, it asks what held you back. The survey is for adults who were scammed, and it takes about 10 minutes. You are free to skip any question that is not required, and **your answers remain completely anonymous**.

## Glossary

- Reporting a scam
- Local police
- Police report
- Report number (case number)
- Civil matter
- State police
- State cybercrime unit
- FBI
- IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center)
- FTC (Federal Trade Commission)
- Secret Service
- HSI (Homeland Security Investigations)
- Department of State
- State attorney general
- CIA
- RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
- INTERPOL
- EUROPOL
- Crypto exchange
- Payment company
- Victim services
- Follow-up
- Investigation
- Arrest
- Criminal charges
- Money recovery
- Victim blaming
- Ridicule
- Compassion
- Re-traumatization
- Institutional betrayal
- Shame
- Romance scam
- Crypto investment scam
- Pig butchering
- Impersonation scam
- Job scam (employment scam)
- Sextortion