Facts and Figures

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

• 17 people are arrested every day
• Somebody is charged with murder every 5 days

The following statistics are Crimestoppers official year-end statistics, from April 2007 until the end of March 2008, and reflect results based on anonymous information Crimestoppers has received.

• 6,237 criminals have been arrested and charged
• We've received 81,690 actionable calls (calls with useful information)
• £3,459,591 worth of stolen goods have been recovered
• £13,225,631 worth of illegal drugs have been seized

Number of people arrested and charged by crime type:

• Murder (including attempted murder) - 47
• Other unlawful killings - 5
• Rape - 7
• Indecency - 68
• Robbery - 124
• Criminal damage - 159
• Assault - 286
• Burglary - 158
• Firearms (including explosives) - 81
• Terrorism - 1
• Handling stolen goods - 77
• Drugs (Class A) - 1,610
• Drugs (Other) - 915
• Arson - 24
• Theft - 296
• Vehicle crime (Theft of/from) - 74
• Disqualified drivers - 312
• Drink driving - 400
• Other road traffic offences - 414
• Banking fraud - 27
• Insurance fraud - 4
• Trading Standards Offences - 22
• Customs (alcohol/tobacco bootlegging) - 16
• Immigration - 67
• Football hooliganism - 12
• Other crimes - 634

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

• 87,385 people being arrested and charged with offences including murder, rape, drug dealing, burglary, robbery and theft – over 600 people alone with murder
• £103million of stolen property being recovered
• Drugs with a street value of over £159million 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
• 400 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