Crime Stoppers SA established – founding members were SA Police, RAA (Royal Automobile Association), Law Society, Insurance Council of Australia, Motor Trades Association and BankSA, with Principal sponsor being the State Bank of South Australia.
Crime Stoppers SA thanks the community for helping to achieve 20,344 charges being laid against 13,679 offenders for a range of offences, with around 1800 telephone calls and 140 online reports received each month.
To acknowledge the milestone and encourage further community participation, all police stations received Crime Stoppers posters .
Ms Hanlon first joined the Board in 2011, offering extensive corporate governance experience from having served as a director on a number of public and private sector boards and sub-committees, including in chair and deputy chair roles, and as a long-standing member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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The app was a car theft prevention initiative that achieved >5,100 downloads and recorded of >2,700 vehicles (now discontinued)
New 3-year partnership with Channel 9 reinforcing itself as major media partner and providing greater surety to the crime-fighting program which has helped to solve some of SA’s most serious crimes.
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SA-based community engagement activities held at Mt Gambier, Riverland, Barossa, Murray Bridge, Whyalla, Western Adelaide and South Coast (Christies Beach). SA results included 145 drug Information reports (132% increase) and 98 methamphetamine information reports (representing a 253% increase).
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The website provided increased functionality and features an overview of open and unresolved cases and profiles of missing and wanted persons.
Report Suspicious Behaviour app also launched – available in iOS and Android versions
As part of its 20-year celebrations in South Australia, Crime Stoppers SA hosted the annual national conference, which saw delegates come together to share case studies, network and learn about best practice directions for improving community safety.
Results included 11 murders, three attempt murders, major arson incidents and closure of numerous clandestine drug laboratories.
Total value of rewards paid since beginning of program exceed $171,000
National Crime Stoppers Day is an opportunity to thank the public for their help in achieving outstanding results and taking an active role in helping to make the community safer.
The campaign was developed in response to 25 percent increase in use of methamphetamine over the previous year in South Australia.
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The amnesty ran over three months and resulted in 6 community engagement events in South Australia. With a focus on unregistered and unwanted guns, an average of 500 firearms were surrendered daily across the nation and a total of of more than 30,000 were handed in for registration, sale or destruction.
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Crime Stoppers SA followed the national lead by adopting the ‘crime is crime in any language’ focus to encourage people from CALD backgrounds to share what they know about unsolved crimes and suspicious activity.
The Nine News Adelaide team are long-standing supporters of the Crime Stoppers program and share the common vision of doing all we can to make South Australia a safer place to live.
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Running over six months and achieving 6 community engagement events in SA, resulting in 1,712 information reports over the term of the campaign.
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The Impact Report, released on Crime Stoppers Day, found 82% of Australians feel safer knowing the Crime Stoppers program is in place, and 81% of people believe the option to remain anonymous is a major drawcard.
Crime Stoppers SA sponsored the official photobooth at Schoolies Festival, as the perfect opportunity to engage the next generation on their terms and encourage them to share information about unsolved crime and suspicious activity.
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A Business SA survey conducted on behalf of Crime Stoppers finds that more than two thirds of South Australian businesses had been a victim of crime in the past two years, with cyber-crime topping their concerns.
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The partnership aimed to create a safer environment for health care staff.
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An independent national survey reveals as many as 1 in 5 Australians choose to turn a blind eye to unsolved crime and suspicious activity rather than speaking out, prompting the theme “Trust Your Gut.”
The partnership resulted in the Crime Stoppers logo being prominently displayed on more than 800 buses operating in the Adelaide public transport network.
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Crime Stoppers Day 2021 provided opportunity to remind people that their superpower is the courage to speak up and share what they know about unsolved crime and suspicious activity.
A total of nearly 53,000 South Australians were reached and engaged via social media activity, and 229 new page fans secured directly as a result of the advertising push.
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Former Adelaide Football Club Chief Operating Officer, Nigel Smart, announced as the new CEO for Crime Stoppers South Australia, following an extensive national and international recruitment process. Read the media release here.
It’s hard to ignore the growing popularity of this social media platform, which is why Crime Stoppers SA launched its Instagram profile to help spread the word – particularly with younger people.
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Since Crime Stoppers first started in South Australia on 8 July 1996 it has helped police to catch nearly 23,000 criminals and solve some of SA’s most heinous crimes.
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As part of the police investigation into several unsolved murders, Crime Stoppers SA unveiled three mobile billboards on Crime Scene Investigation vehicles to promote the significant rewards of up to $600,000 on offer. Read more here.
Crime Stoppers SA announced a partnership with Green Adelaide and the Department of Primary Industries and Regions to tackle the illegal trade of two invasive aquatic weeds. Read more here.
A new initiative with the City of Whyalla gives residents and visitors greater control when it comes to a safer local community. Read more here.
More than 7,000 additional calls to the Crime Stoppers hotline were received during 2021 compared to the previous year. Read more here.
Crime Stoppers launches Phase Two of the National Illicit Firearms Campaign, with Crime Stoppers jurisdictions across Australia encouraging people to share what they know about illegal guns through dozens of local engagement activities over a 3-month period. Read more here.
With some people unsure about when to contact Crime Stoppers versus Police Assistance and Triple 000, Crime Stoppers Australia used Crime Stoppers Day on Monday, 23 May 2022 to set the record straight through the Make the Right Call campaign. Read more here.
Our Jumpsuit Jane campaign – inspired by the common use of avatars as a virtual identity – saw development of a 15-second audio track for Spotify and a short video. A Spotify ad ran for a 6-week period and achieved a reach of more than 85,000 people, 601,500 ad completes (completion rate of 78.84%) and 723 website clicks. The video was promoted using Google Ads and achieved more than 900 views and more than 3.3 hours watch time. Find out more here.
Motorists working or visiting the city were encouraged to remove items of value and secure their vehicle in response to a spike in theft incidents from motor vehicles in the CBD. Posters displayed in major city carparks and police stations, and geofenced social media reached an estimated 127,359 people.
Crime Stoppers partnered with SA Police to tackle a spike in theft incidents from motor vehicles, and achieved a decrease by around 40 per cent in the area.
On-the-ground policing measures supported online engagement, reaching more than 34,600 people and nearly 1900 website visit.
We thought we’d put a new twist on that common investigative technique by highlighting that when someone contacts Crime Stoppers, who they are doesn’t really matter to us! The first phase of this campaign reached more than 106,000 South Australians and saw more than 1600 clicks to our website for more information. Find out more here.
With the Illegal trade in wildlife estimated to be worth up to AU$30 billion globally per year, Crime Stoppers worked with some of Australia’s leading education professionals to develop a Wildlife Crime and the Law teachers’ resource for educators of Years 7-10 students. Read more here.
Crime Stoppers SA partnered with BHP to engage people living and working in Roxby Downs to share information about all crime types, especially people behaving in an anti-social way, are involved in dangerous or unlicensed driving and drug dealing. Posters, flyers and targeted social media achieved a reach of more than 7,292 and resulted in tips about drugs, arson, weapons, traffic offences and organised crime.
The 8-week campaign, launched at an industry breakfast, asked for the public’s help to identify suspected professional thieves and gangs actively stealing from SA retailers. The dedicated webpage recorded 9,705 pageviews, while social media had a reach of 408,202, as well as 3,040 likes/comments and 9,927 website clicks. Of the 62 62 suspects profiled, 40 nominations were received and multiple investigations launched. Read the launch media release here.
Crime Stoppers SA once again sponsored the photobooth at Schoolies Festival as part of direct efforts to engage a younger cohort. Each day of the festival a different key message from Crime Stoppers was promoted. The support was also promoted on the CSSA website and social media platforms, reaching nearly 30,000 people.
Crime Stoppers launches the “They’ll never know” campaign, using $3.55 million from seized criminal assets to turn the tables on organised crime and the illicit drug trade. Read the media release here.
In response to brazen thefts from liquor stores and shoplifting incidents where staff have been assaulted, we asked the community to help identify shoplifting suspects who have been caught on CCTV. Read more here.
A spike in firewood theft across the Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills inspired a campaign to help catch thieves. Targeted social media reached more than 33,000 people and saw 1,170 visits to our website for more information, while a pop-up community stand at Bunnings in Gawler and variable message trailers were deployed at Gawler and Williamstown. In addition to new information about active local wood thieves, police arrested three people for theft of railway sleepers in the area. Read our media release here.
A campaign to address a rise in theft from motor vehicle incidents in the Prospect area utilised a combination of on-the-ground policing measures, a prominent variable message board reminder and targeted social media advertising occurred, reaching an estimated 22,000 people and resulting in more than 1100 visits to our website. The integrated approach saw police make 12 arrests, and information about suspicious activity received from the local community.
The Department for Environment and Water (DEW), which manages the State’s national parks and wildlife through the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), signs a two-year trial partnership with Crime Stoppers SA to strengthen South Australia’s biodiversity protection. The agreement has seen development of an online portal where people can share information about environmental crimes anonymously. Read more here.
A suite of multi-language options are released in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Malay, Punjabi, Spanish and Vietnamese, the range of promotional materials encourage people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities to anonymously share information about the illicit drug trade. Read more here.
There are more than 35 links to videos, websites, apps and worksheets within the latest pack, covering drug trafficking, drug crime and the law and the signs of illegal drug manufacture, supply and distribution. Find out more here.
In response to retail crime, Coles and Crime Stoppers South Australia have stepped up the fight with a new partnership that sees both organisations work together to improve the safety of team members and customers and raise more community awareness. Read more here.
Torrens Transit renews a partnership with Crime Stoppers in South Australia, which over the last three years has seen the Crime Stoppers SA logo and contact details appearing on more than 800 buses operating in the Adelaide public transport network. Read more here.