Calls to Crime Stoppers Records Best Ever Results:
Crime Stoppers has grown to become an integral part of community safety and crime prevention, as people gather and supply information that’s then passed on to the police and other law-enforcement agencies.
In 2013, Crime Stoppers announced record results, which just goes to show how important the service is and how crucial it is to report suspicious behaviour.
Take a look at the statistics:
- Total arrests: 1,115
- Total contacts made to the call centre: 60,129
- Total number of action reports: 25,822
- Total number of charges laid: 3,982
- Total value of drugs seized: $19,520,227
- Total value of property seized: $876,761
- Total value of cash seized: $539,971
Calls to Crime Stoppers have played a significant role in assisting Victoria Police to solve a number of serious crimes, including the following:
- One Murder
- Three attempted murders
- Six underground drug labs uncovered and taken down
- Nine sexual assaults
- Twenty-one (21) armed robberies
- Twenty-three (23) robberies
- Sixty-four (64) serious assaults
- One hundred and seventeen (117) hydroponic grow houses uncovered and taken down.
For more information and interesting statistics, pop over to the Crime Stoppers website, or just click here.
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Image credit: Thank you, Crimestoppers.com.au
