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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.
NATIONAL FIREARMS CAMPAIGN PROMOTED LOCALLY
Community engagement events took place across the ACT Region in February, March and April 2022 to raise awareness of the National Firearms Amnesty and encourage the community to surrender and report illegal weapons. The events at Riverside Plaza Queanbeyan, Cooleman Court Weston Creek and The Marketplace Gungahlin all generated considerable interest and positive engagement.
CRIME STOPPERS DAY 2022
With some people unsure about when they should contact Crime Stoppers versus Police Assistance and Triple 000, ACT Region Crime Stoppers used national Crime Stoppers Day on Monday, 23 May 2022 to set the record straight through its Make the Right Call campaign.
INSPIRING YOUNGER PEOPLE TO REPORT
This campaign was launched to encourage teenagers and young adults to care about community safety and play their part. It continues to inspire younger people across Canberra to get involved by sharing what they know about illegal activity with Crime Stoppers.
WILDLIFE CRIME & THE LAW
The illegal trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth about AU$30 billion globally per year. Crime Stoppers worked with some of Australia’s leading education professionals to develop a Wildlife Crime and the Law teachers’ resource to help break the chain. The free education materials were launched in the ACT in October 2022.
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 2022 Wastewater Analysis Report ranks ACT first nationally in capital city consumption of oxycodone, and second in cocaine, fentanyl and cannabis consumption and MDA excretion.
LOCAL LAUNCH OF NATIONAL ILLICIT DRUG CAMPAIGN
ACT Chair Oliver Forrester and CPO Neil Gaughan launch the national illicit drug campaign in the Canberra region. Calling on the public to help unsettle domestic drug markets, disrupt national and international supply chains and hamper activities of criminal networks, particularly organised crime groups this campaign asks people who know something about the illicit drug trade to report information anonymously to break the supply of illicit drugs.
ACT LAUNCHES NEW DRUG CRIME AND THE LAW TEACHERS’ RESOURCE
9,000,000 people aged over 14 in Australia have illicitly used a drug at some point in their lifetime so Crime Stoppers worked with leading education professionals to develop a Drug Crime and the Law teachers’ resource to help break the chain.
2023 IMPACT REPORT
ACT Region Crime Stoppers reveals its local, national and international impact with the publication of this report.
LOCAL PROGRAM CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
The brand recognition and respect Crime Stoppers has achieved in the Capital Region and the impact this has on keeping our community safe was recognised in November as volunteers gathered to celebrate the success of the local program.
STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE CAMPAIGN
With a concerning increase in motor vehicle theft, a new campaign was launched to help ensure the next car stolen won’t be yours. 1,100 cares were stolen in Canberra in the last 12 months – that’s an average 21 cars every week – about 3 cars every single day.
Outsmart the Offender
This campaign encouraged Canberrans to adopt simple crime‑prevention behaviours across transport, dwellings and the community by completing practical “missions” that help keep valuables secure. It was supported by ACT Government, ACT Policing, Neighbourhood Watch and Crime Stoppers ACT.
Bushfire Campaign
A bushfire preparedness social media campaign for culturally and linguistically diverse communities, supported by multilingual assets, was launched to help ensure vital safety messages reached diverse audiences.
RAP Plan Endorsed
ACT Region Crime Stoppers’ inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan was formally endorsed by Reconciliation Australia. It outlines key actions, including cultural awareness training, Indigenous community engagement and support for Indigenous led crime prevention initiatives.
We speak your language – Youth Awareness Campaign
This campaign encouraged young Canberrans to engage in crime prevention by using relatable messaging and easy, anonymous reporting tools. It aimed to build youth confidence and make reporting suspicious activity feel simple and safe.
