The answer is quite simply yes. Since the start of Crime Stoppers, many calls have been received resulting in thousands of arrests and recovery of substantial amounts of property. Calls have included information about murder, robbery, rape, assaults, drugs, and firearm offenses.

 

CRIME STOPPERS OF SAN ANTONIO STATISITCS
SINCE INCEPTION TO DECEMBER 2017

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Tips Received: 29,501

Arrests: 1,517

Cases Cleared: 2,308

Fugitives: 856

Number of Rewards Approved: 1,333

Rewards Approved: $892,815

Number of Rewards Paid: 863

Rewards Paid: $636,395

Number of Weapons Recovered: 106

Property Recovered: $2,370,963

Drugs Seized: $1,818,436

Total Recovered: $4,189,299

 

The success of a Crime Stoppers program cannot be purely judged on statistics. Other noticeable benefits include:

•     A greater awareness in the community that there is a crime problem.
•     A willingness by the community to fight back against crime if given the opportunity and motivation.
•     Improved relationships between police, media, and the community. 

Crime Stoppers is definitely here to stay. It has been accepted by police as a valid and effective investigative tool and the public, through its overwhelming response, appears to have accepted it as a more palatable alternative to traditional methods of giving information.