Crimestoppers Tip-Offs On The Up.
Apr 18th, 2008 | By Island Pulse | Isle of Wight News From The Island PulseJohn Coles reports:  Figures released this week have shown, more people on the Isle of Wight are calling Crimestoppers to report crimes. A direct result there has been an increase in the number of arrests made following of tip-offs.
Calls to Crimestoppers, are all made under the protection of anonymity and have increased by 20 per cent to a record 1,777.
Chief Constable Paul Kernaghan, of Hampshire Constabulary, said:
“These are excellent results. As the embedding of Safer Neighbourhood’s develops, the public are becoming more conscious that fighting crime is everybody’s concern.â€
He added: “The force’s detection rates have risen significantly this year, and Crimestoppers information has certainly assisted in achieving such positive results.â€
The Hampshire and IoW Crimestoppers board published their first full results last year for 2006/07 which recorded 186 arrests from 1,476 calls. The figures for 2007-08 show 240 arrests from 1,777 calls.
Simon Theobalds, the charity’s project co-ordinator in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight said:
“The story behind the figures is the steadily growing value of Crimestoppers information to the police. PC Simon Wright, the Force’s Crimestoppers Co-ordinator said the charity had enjoyed huge success.
Call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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