President's Message 2012

"Worldwide every 14 minutes, a crime is solved because of a Crime Stoppers tip."

This is quite a statistic!!

Today, there are over 1200 Crime Stoppers programs across five continents. Crime Stoppers, started by a Canadian in New Mexico, was instrumental in solving a homicide that had baffled the police. As a result of this initial success, Crime Stoppers has influenced how citizens get involved in the solving of crime and helping make their neighbourhoods safer. The anonymity factor is always the key component in a successful program. The fact that a person never has to testify in court reinforces that anonymity.

It is said that after fingerprints and DNA, Crime Stoppers is the most widely used investigative tool by investigators. And it's not just police investigators. Tips coming in can be referred to the Humane Society, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Children's Aid, Canadian Border Services and other appropriate agencies. Crime Stoppers is a partnership of the media, police and the public. Without all of these partners and agencies working with us Crime Stoppers would cease to be a functioning crime fighting tool.

2012 is the 25th anniversary of London Elgin Middlesex Crime Stoppers. July 16th 1987 was the date of Letters Patent being awarded to London Crime Stoppers Inc. Since then many people have spent numerous hours and days ensuring the success of the program. From the Board(s) of Directors, to the Resource people, to the many coordinators, volunteers and friends, the area Police Services; all have shown a dedication to ensuring safe communities by working with the community. Without the financial support of our residents and businesses we would not have been able to achieve our goals.
As a registered charity we receive no government money and rely solely on fund raising to support the rewards, community education, training and other costs such as insurance, phones and printing undertaken by your Crime Stoppers program. We have a successful history, have been recognized provincially, nationally and internationally for our efforts in fighting crime. We have all of you to thank for that.

We look forward to celebrating our 25th anniversary with you. Please look for extra events in 2012 recognizing this milestone. There are exciting plans for making this another historic year and we look forward to your continuing support.