Crime Stoppers is a country wide program designed to assist law enforcement with solving crimes. The program encourages citizens in the community to provide information to assist law enforcement agencies fight against crime.
Crime Stoppers is based on the principle that “someone other than the criminal has the information that can solve the crime” and was created to combat the three major obstacles faced by law enforcement in generating that information:
- Fear of reprisal
- An attitude of apathy
- Reluctance to get involved