Facts and Figures

Currently, as a result of the information you give us:

• 19 people are arrested every day
• Somebody is charged with murder every 4 days

The following statistics are Crimestoppers official year-end statistics, from April 2008 until the end of March 2009, and reflect results based on anonymous information Crimestoppers has received.

• 6,917 criminals have been arrested and charged
• We've received 80,608 actionable calls (calls with useful information)
• £5,481,606 worth of stolen goods have been recovered
• £19,111,090 worth of illegal drugs have been seized

Number of people arrested and charged by crime type:

• Murder - 85
• Rape/Sexual offences - 55
• Assault/harassment - 277
• Possession of weapons - 125
• Other violent crime - 28
• Robbery - 145
• Criminal damage - 92
• Arson - 32
• Drug trafficking/supply - 2,248
• Drug manufacture - 386
• Possession and other drug crime - 1,032
• Theft - 287
• Handling stolen goods - 106
• Vehicle crime - 63
• Burglary - 181
• Fraud and forgery - 56
• Disqualified or uninsured drivers - 335
• Drink driving - 442
• Other road traffic crime - 305
• Immigration - 40
• Human trafficking - 6
• Customs - 16
• Trading standards - 48
• Public order - 42
• Wanted/fugitives - 235
• Other crimes - 250

Since Crimestoppers started taking your anonymous calls in 1988, we've received more than one million calls with useful information which have led to:

• 89,768 people being arrested and charged with offences including murder, rape, drug dealing, burglary, robbery and theft – over 800 people alone with murder
• £104 million of stolen property being recovered
• Drugs with a street value of over £164 million being seized

As you can see, your call does make a difference!

Since the Most Wanted website was launched in November 2005:

• Over 1,600 appeals have been featured
• 500 suspects have been arrested and charged (one Most Wanted arrest every other day)
• 25% of these arrests resulted from the information you have given us