Facts and Figures
Currently, as a result of the information you give us:
- 21 people are arrested every day
- Somebody is charged with murder every 9 days
The following statistics are Crimestoppers official year-end statistics, from April 2009 until the end of March 2010, and reflect results based on anonymous information Crimestoppers has received.
- 7,474 criminals have been arrested and charged
- We received 89,828 actionable calls (calls with useful information)
- £6,028,880 worth of stolen goods have been recovered
- £17,907,824 worth of illegal drugs have been seized
Number of people arrested and charged by crime type:
- Murder - 43
- Rape/Sexual offences - 67
- Assault/harassment - 317
- Possession of weapons - 163
- Other violent crime - 16
- Terrorism -1
- Robbery - 145
- Criminal damage - 102
- Arson - 40
- Drug trafficking/supply - 2,400
- Drug manufacture - 608
- Possession and other drug crime - 1,011
- Theft - 408
- Handling stolen goods - 55
- Vehicle crime - 60
- Burglary - 200
- Fraud and forgery - 81
- Disqualified or uninsured drivers - 317
- Drink driving - 422
- Other road traffic crime - 328
- Immigration - 60
- Human trafficking - 6
- Customs - 36
- Trading standards - 35
- Public order - 53
- Wanted/fugitives - 306
- Other crimes - 194
Since Crimestoppers started taking your anonymous calls in 1988, we've received more than one million calls with useful information which have led to:
- 99,130 people being arrested and charged with offences including murder, rape, drug dealing, burglary, robbery and theft – over 800 people alone with murder
- £112 million of stolen property being recovered
- Drugs with a street value of over £185 million being seized
As you can see, your call does make a difference!
Since the Most Wanted website was launched in November 2005:
- Over 3,903 appeals have been featured
- 869 suspects have been arrested and charged (one Most Wanted arrest every other day)
Wanted - Mohammed Rafique
Offence: Sexual crime
Do you know the whereabouts of Mohammed Rafique?
Case study
Teresa Johnson has been a call handler for Crimestoppers for 2 years. She's received calls about murders, drug dealers, brothels, child exploitati...
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