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Crime Stoppers WA has won a 2020 Crime Stoppers International – Specialised Program Award for implementing the Tor network into its online reporting to guarantee anonymity. Tor (The Onion Router) allows you to use the internet anonymously and the online report you submit passes through a minimum of three different global servers…

An independent national survey commissioned by Crime Stoppers Australia has revealed as many as 1 in 5 Australians choose to turn a blind eye to unsolved crime and suspicious activity rather than speaking out – with another 1 in 3 survey respondents preferring to share information with family or friends rather than…

Throughout 2019 someone contacted Crime Stoppers every two minutes to share information about an array of unsolved crimes and suspicious activity, leading to an average of 100 apprehensions by police every week across the nation. In releasing its annual results, Crime Stoppers Australia Chair, Ms Diana Forrester thanked all Australians for putting…

30 March 2020 Crime Stoppers has joined forces with the eSafety Commissioner (eSafety) to rollout a national Child Protection campaign, to help combat child sexual abuse and unwanted contact online. Today’s launch follows a highly successful pilot campaign in NSW last year which contributed towards a 62% increase in complaints about child…

Explainer video Eyes on the Street, powered by Crime Stoppers WA, allows industry personnel to report suspicious activity quickly, easily and anonymously. Security guards, shire rangers, taxi & ride share drivers, couriers, hotel staff or mining workers, through the nature of their work, are the Eyes on the Street and may come…

Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Media statement from office of Hon Stephen Dawson MLC, Minister for Environment. Community urged to report environmental crime Anonymously report online with Crime Stoppers WA The State’s environmental watchdog has partnered with Crime Stoppers WA so community members can anonymously report activities they suspect are damaging the environment….

Crime Stoppers WA has been working closely with the WA State Government and WA Police Force regarding rewards for long-term missing persons and cold case homicide cases.   Raelene Eaton & Yvonne Waters (1974) John Tzelaidis (1978) Unidentified Male (Chidlow 1979) Lisa Mott (1980) Julie Cutler (1988) Kerry Turner (1991) Gerard Ross…

To mark the 20-year milestone of having a Crime Stoppers program in every Australian State and Territory, an independent study has been released as part of National Crime Stoppers Day 2019 celebrations on Monday, 27th May. The Impact Report shows 82% of all Australians feel safer knowing the program is in place…

Rourke Walsh, The West Australian, 27 May 2019   More than 5000 Australian criminals were arrested and charged last year as a direct result of public tip-offs to Crime Stoppers, a report has revealed. The Crime Stoppers Australia Impact Report, released today to mark 20 years of the hotline operating in all…

Drug dealers don’t care about the harm they cause and people in Western Australia are taking a stand against this menace within our communities. Information provided to Crime Stoppers assisted extensive police investigations and resulted in the seizure of $13 million worth of the drug ice or 137,000 hits being removed from…