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Crime
Stoppers
Crime
Stoppers began in Albuquerque, New Mexico in September 1976 and is a
partnership of the community, the media, and law enforcement, designed
to combat crime and keep our streets safe.
Today
there are some 1,200 Crime Stoppers programs in communities around the
world that take tips to assist investigators to solve crimes including
homicides, sexual assaults, drug trafficking operations and robberies,
just to name a few. Programs have also received information preventing
school shootings and criminal acts by terrorist organizations.
Why
Do We Need Crime Stoppers?
Because Crime Stoppers works. It is an extremely effective crime
fighting concept that solves crime and keeps our streets safe.
Statistics show an average conviction rate of 95 percent and tips to
Crime Stoppers save law enforcement agencies thousands of dollars in
investigation time. Calls to Crime Stoppers assist in putting police
on the right track by identifying individuals who are responsible for
committing crimes. On an accumulative basis since 1976 tips to Crime
Stoppers have been responsible for the arrests of around 600,000
individuals and led to the seizure of close to $7 billion in stolen
property and illicit drugs.
How
does Crime Stoppers work?
There is always someone who has information that can help solve crime.
Those are the people who can call Crime Stoppers anonymously and
provide a tip that will help investigators identify those responsible.
In any investigation police and other law enforcement agencies
encounter individuals who will not directly provide information. The
three key reasons are:
Crime
Stoppers breaks through these barriers by giving people the
opportunity to provide information without directly speaking to police
or having to testify in court. Obviously investigators need witnesses
to help prove their case in court, but most importantly they need
information that allows them to zero in on a suspect or a criminal
operation such as a drug trafficking network. Tips to Crime Stoppers
does not give police evidence they require to arrest an individual but
puts them on the right track to solve crime.
To
anonymously report a crime or information about a crime in the
Aberdeen area, please call 626.3500.
For
more information on the Crime Stoppers program in the United States,
please visit their website.
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