THE State Government has announced a $960,000 funding boost to Crime Stoppers.
The additional funding will be spread over four years to ensure Crime Stoppers continues providing a valuable service to the community, assisting South Australia Police to solve crime and keep our community safe.
Crime Stopper calls are taken and followed-up by SAPOL officers, with the partnership delivering outstanding results.
More than 20,000 criminals have been caught and more than 30,000 crimes solved through mostly anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers, with more than $9m worth of property recovered.
Crime Stoppers began in South Australia in 1996 and in over two decades since has passed 170,000 actions to police investigators to follow up.
The State Government has also followed through on an election commitment to reinvigorate Neighbourhood Watch with a $2m investment.
Police Minister Chris Picton said the Crime Stoppers organisation played an important role in promoting the ability for SAPOL to receive and follow up on information from the public.
“In its two decades of operation it has helped solve almost 30,000 crimes, including some of South Australia’s most heinous cases,” Mr Picton said.
“We know that information from the public is often critical to police investigations and the capacity of Crime Stoppers to promote public tip-offs is extremely valuable.”
