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Arrests Made
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734,868
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Cases Cleared
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1,155,307
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Rewards Paid
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$84,960,215
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Property Rcvd.
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$1,907,854,375
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Drugs Seized
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$6,897,867,251
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Total $ Rcvd.
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$8,805,721,626
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History of how the first Crime Stoppers program was started.
In 1976, a detective in Albuquerque, New Mexico, felt the frustration that every police officer knows so well. Crime in his city was escalating at an alarming rate and the community appeared to be apathetic, and frightened of retribution from the criminal element.
Greg MacAleese, a journalist turned policeman, was the frustrated officer. He had exhausted all possible leads in a murder case, when he decided he would try an unorthodox approach. He arranged for a reenactment of the murder to be shown on a local T.V. station and invited viewers to call him with information. In return he offered them anonymity and the possibility of a cash reward if the information led to an arrest. An arrest was made within five days of the reenactment being shown and Crime Stoppers, as we know it today, commenced.
Today there are over 1,000 similar programs in operation around the world and there is Crime Stoppers International, Inc. which assists and monitors their progress. There are Crime Stopper Organizations in: Australia, British West Indies, Bermuda, Canada, Fiji, Jamaica, Micronesia(3), New Zealand, Phillipines, Poland, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Turks & Caicos, United Kingdom, United States and other countries.
History of Crime Stoppers (Adobe File Format)
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This article was written for CSI in the early 1990's by Greg MacAleese. It provides a detailed history of how Crime Stoppers started and how CSI began. Includes considerations regarding the structure and problems encountered in forming a Crime Stoppers program. (11 Pages)
