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)