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CRIME STOPPERS AUSTRALIA LTD (CSA) ESTABLISHED
Crime Stoppers Australia established as an independent not-for-profit registered charity, representing the collective eight state and territory programs in Australia.
The Board of Directors is made up of representatives from volunteer Boards for each jurisdiction and a Senior Executive representing the Australian Police Commissioners.
CRIME STOPPERS AUSTRALIA WEBSITE LAUNCHED
Launch of national website as an additional means of engaging with the community. Provided easy and direct links to ACT Region Crime Stoppers website.
BRYAN ROACH ELECTED CHAIR OF ACT REGION CRIME STOPPERS
Bryan Roach is appointed Chair of ACT Region Crime Stoppers.
ACT REGION CRIME STOPPERS LAUNCHES FACEBOOK PAGE
ACT Region Crime Stoppers Facebook page is launched and becomes the first jurisdiction to do so. See our Facebook page here.
NEW NATIONAL CRIME STOPPERS LOGO INTRODUCED
A new recognisable logo was introduced nationally. This increased brand awareness and is across all states and territories Crime Stoppers organisations.
INAUGURAL CRIME STOPPERS DAY LAUNCHED ACROSS AUSTRALIA
National Crime Stoppers Day 2015 marked the achievement of more than one million people contacting Crime Stoppers since it was founded in Australia in 1987, with the total number of arrests resulting from Crime Stoppers reports passing 50,000.
LOCAL SUBURBS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
ACT Region Crime Stoppers partnered with Neighbourhood Watch ACT to raise awareness among local suburban retailers, their staff and the surrounding community of the importance and role of Crime Stoppers during Crime Stoppers Week 2016. The success of this campaign won an international award.
CRIME STOPPERS WEEK 2017
ACT Region Crime Stoppers ran a series of community competitions and events to remind Canberrans of the important role of Crime Stoppers. This included a scavenger hunt throughout Canberra and a colouring competition with various prizes up for grabs.
FIRST NATIONAL FIREARMS AMNESTY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
Crime Stoppers Australia implemented a National Illicit Firearms Campaign funded by the Attorney General’s Department to support a three-month National Firearms Amnesty. The grass roots community focus engaged more than 255,000 people through 79 community events delivered across the country and reached almost 1.4 million people via social media. Activities across the ACT and region supported this effort.
CRIME STOPPERS WEEK 2018
To celebrate Crime Stoppers Week 2018, ACT Region Crime Stoppers partnered with McDonalds restaurants across the region to increase awareness and encourage fundraising for the program. Over $9,000 was raised for community education to help keep Canberra safe.
ACT HOSTS CRIME STOPPERS AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE
ACT Region Crime Stoppers hosted the Crime Stoppers Australia National Conference at the National Press Club, bringing together leaders from government, law enforcement agencies, academia, and business to discuss the community’s role in disrupting crime.
DOB IN A DEALER CAMPAIGN
This national initiative asked for information about the manufacture, dealing and trafficking of all illicit drug types in the community. To support the campaign, ACT Region Crime Stoppers partnered with ACT Policing, NSW Police, Yass Valley Council and Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council to hold public displays in Gungahlin and Tuggeranong and media activations in Yass and in Queanbeyan.
DIANA FORRESTER ELECTED CHAIR OF CRIME STOPPERS AUSTRALIA
Chair of ACT Region Crime Stoppers, Diana Forrester, was elected as Chair of Crime Stoppers Australia, becoming the first woman to hold this important national post.
IMPACT REPORT RELEASED
An independently commissioned Impact Report, released on Crime Stoppers Day, estimated the economic value of Crime Stoppers to Australia as $170m, with an additional $66m in added value from drugs being seized, property returned, and crimes being prevented. Every dollar invested in Crime Stoppers delivers an outstanding $11.15 in return value.
Outsmart the Offender
The ACT Government and ACT Policing, with the support of ACT Region Crime Stoppers and Neighbourhood Watch ACT launched a Property Crime Prevention campaign focusing on car theft, home burglary, apartment theft, small business theft and tradie tool theft.
CRIME STOPPERS ACHIEVES ONE CONTACT EVERY TWO MINUTES RESULTING IN 100 APPREHENSIONS EVERY WEEK
A total of 313,655 contacts were received in 2019 about criminals and illegal activity, leading to 155,240 information reports for follow-up action by police, resulting in 5,215 apprehensions and 18,686 charges.
CRIME STOPPERS DAY 2020 – TRUST YOUR GUT
An independent national survey commissioned by Crime Stoppers Australia revealed 1 in 5 Australians turn a blind eye to crime. Based on the research, Crime Stoppers Day 2020 focused on encouraging people to speak up about unsolved crime or suspicious activity.
#MISSINGXMILK CAMPAIGN
ACT Region Crime Stoppers and ACT Policing partnered with Canberra Milk to feature missing persons from around Australia on the sides of milk bottles in the ACT.
BIKELINC
To help reduce bike theft, ACT Region Crime Stoppers partnered with ACT Policing to launch Bikelinc – an online community tool that helps bike-minded people keep bikes with their rightful owners.
IT’S WHAT YOU KNOW, NOT WHO YOU ARE
Crime Stoppers launched a campaign, in some of the nation’s most common languages, to encourage people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities to come forward with information about suspicious and illegal activity.
CRIME STOPPERS DAY 2021 – NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES
Crime Stoppers Day 2021 provided opportunity to remind people their superpower is the courage to speak up and share what they know about unsolved crime and suspicious activity.
PERMANENT NATIONAL FIREARMS AMNESTY LAUNCHED
Crime Stoppers Australia partnered with the Australian Government to launch a permanent national firearms amnesty to help reduce the number of unwanted, unregistered, or illicit firearms in the community. Phase-1 of the campaign was about promoting the amnesty and what it included to the community.
OLIVER FORRESTER ELECTED CHAIR OF ACT REGION CRIME STOPPERS
Oliver Forrester is elected as Chair of ACT Region Crime Stoppers.
PHASE 2 OF FIREARMS AMNESTY CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Phase 2 of the campaign began and urges the public to report to the police or Crime Stoppers when they know or suspect someone has an illegal or unregistered firearm. Community events were held across the region that enabled conversation and education about the amnesty.
