Colorado Anonymous Reporting System Drives Early Campus Safety Interventions
Over 3,000 monthly reports to Safe2Tell led to school threat assessments and mental health interventions across Colorado.
- By Jesse Jacobs
- October 16, 2026
Anonymous tips submitted to Colorado’s Safe2Tell reporting system prompted law enforcement and school administrators to conduct formal threat assessments and welfare checks throughout September.
The state-run program received 3,065 reports during the month. School safety concerns accounted for 19.2%, followed by mental health issues at 17.3%, bullying at 15.1%, substance use at 11.5% and abuse or exploitation at 8.1%.
Since Aug. 1, 97.9% of tips have been verified as valid safety concerns. False reports made up 1.4% and misuse accounted for 0.6%. Duplicate reports comprised 9.5% of total volume.
In one September case, a tip regarding a student threatening a school shooting led school officials and police to conduct a formal threat assessment, notify parents, arrange counseling and initiate disciplinary action. In a separate incident, a report about a student expressing self-harm on social media prompted law enforcement to conduct a physical welfare check.
Monthly report volume was lower than the previous two years. September 2025 logged 3,846 reports following an incident at Evergreen High School, while September 2024 saw 4,729 reports driven by social media threat hoaxes.
Safe2Tell functions as an anonymous information channel that routes tips directly to local police and school security personnel.