Monday, November 5, 2012

Celebrating CrimeStoppers

The 11th Annual CrimeStoppers Community Luncheon was held today to benefit the Macon Regional CrimeStopper program.  

Macon Regional CrimeStoppers is a non-profit agency, which began operations in November 2000.  CrimeStoppers is a partnership between Law Enforcement, the Media, and the Community.  A cash reward is offered to anonymous persons who telephone the CrimeStoppers hot line with information which leads to the arrest of persons responsible for committing crimes in our community.

The Macon Regional CrimeStoppers statistics are as follows:

Year 2012: (Thru September):
Arrests - 352
Warrants Served - 674
Cases Cleared - 442
Rewards Paid - $45,579.00
Cost Per Arrest - $129.49

Since Inception (12 years):
Arrests - 3,651
Warrants Served - 6,648
Cases Cleared - 5,357
Reward Paid - $512,592.00
Stolen Property Recovered - $586,643.00
Cost Per Arrest - $140.40

The Warner Robins Police Department is proud to partner with the Macon Regional CrimeStoppers.