- Crime Stoppers Australia
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Crime Stoppers is a community policing initiative that commenced operation in the Australian state of Victoria in 1987, it has been operating Australia wide since 1998.
Crime Stoppers operates a telephone service that the public can call to anonymously report a crime. This enables the caller to overcome any fear of involvement or retaliation, by remaining anonymous at all times.
As of December 2003, Crime Stoppers Australia had taken 1,336,473 calls, leading to 26,730 arrests, 99,935 charges, A$51,981,958 in stolen property recovered, $711,971,492 worth of drugs recovered, have paid $912,010 in rewards and collected information leading to 149 murder convictions.
See also
- Crimestoppers
- Neighbourhood Watch
External links
Crime in Australia States Cities Towns Crime dynamics Illicit drug use in Australia · Indigenous Australians and crimeLaw enforcement Prisons by state Crime internationally Crime by countryCategories:- 1998 establishments in Australia
- Law enforcement in Australia
- Crime Stoppers
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