Crime Stoppers of Houston Inc

Safe School Institute: The Crime Stoppers of Houston (CSOH) Safe School Institute (SSI) exists to prevent violence and promote safer learning environments by delivering age-appropriate, evidence-based safety education to students, educators, and school communities across Texas. SSI programs include in-person and digital student safety presentations, educator training, youth engagement initiatives, reporting tools, and statewide prevention campaigns such as Million for Million.Continued on Schedule O.In 2025, SSI expanded safety access and visibility statewide by launching new instructional content on consent, AI awareness, digital literacy, and mental health; producing a new TIPS reporting video; and delivering Spanish-language virtual training series for educators across all 20 Education Service Centers. SSI strengthened partnerships through 12 new MOUs, supported new Safe School programs in additional counties, distributed more than 2,300 backpacks to Title I schools across multiple regions, and engaged over 100 student volunteers while assembling 3,000+ Child ID Kits. During the year, SSI reached 245,892 students with face-to-face education, 17.6 million students via digital education, 33,543 school staff and law enforcement professionals, and 327,951 parents and community members, contributing to a combined 12+ million people reached since inception across the Safe School and Safe Community Institutes in 82 Texas counties, demonstrating measurable, scalable impact in school safety and prevention education.

Tip Line Program: CSOH operates 713-222-TIPS, a telephone tip line. Information about criminal activity is received and transferred to law enforcement for immediate action. Callers are promised anonymity and cash rewards of up to $5,000 in exchange for accurate crime tips. Our organization provides a safe forum for citizens to report crime in their neighborhoods and schools without the fear of retaliation. We are the eyes and ears of law enforcement in the community.Continued on Schedule O.In 2025, the Tip Line received 11,869 tips which assisted law enforcement in solving 359 cases ranging from Capital Murder to Fugitive Warrants that led to 201 suspects being charged and/or arrested. These tips resulted in the seizure of 33 weapons and $526,109.85 in illegal drugs seized plus $712,530 in stolen property/cash recovered. The approved Reward payout to 180 men, women and students totaled $204,150. CSOH received $43,597 of restricted cash from court fines to help pay tipster rewards and three area law enforcement agencies donated services valued at $1,969,000 to process and investigate the anonymous tips.