88-CRIME INC

88-CRIME, INC SUPPORTS THE PIMA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 88-CRIME PROGRAM. IT DOES SO THROUGH FUNDRAISING FOR REWARDS, APPROVING RECOMMENDED REWARDS, PARTICIPATING IN AND SUPPORTING K THROUGH 12 SCHOOL EDUCATION, PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS, AND PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMS TO PREVENT CRIME AND TO ENCOURAGE THE REPORTING OF CRIME BY THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THE MISSION OF 88-CRIME, OPERATED BY THE PCAO, IS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE CRIME BY FORMING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE MEDIA. 88-CRIME IS GUIDED BY THE BEST PRACTICES OF NATIONAL CRIME STOPPERS, USA WHILE OFFERING ANONYMITY AND CASH REWARDS TO ANYONE WHO PROVIDES INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST OF A FELON OR FUGITIVE. THE PIMA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 88-CRIME PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ANONYMOUS TIP LINE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REPORT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY 24 HOURS A DAY BY CALLING A PHONE NUMBER, DOWNLOADING A P3 TIP APP OR FILING THE TIP INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, 88-CRIME.ORG. THIS ANONYMOUS INFORMATION WHICH IS SANITIZED WITH ALL IDENTIFYING INFORMMATION IS FORWARDED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INVESTIGATE AND IF THE INFORMATION LED TO A FELONY ARREST OR A FUGITIVE BEING ARRESTED, THE ANONYMOUS CALLER MAY RECEIVE UP TO 2,500 IN REWARD MONEY. THE 88- CRIME PROGRAM IN 2023 RECEIVED OVER 1961 TIPS AND SINCE INCEPTION THE PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED OVER 106,000 TIPS. DURING 2023, THE BOARD APPROVED 33,150 IN REWARDS FOR TIPSTERS. ADDITIONALY, 119 INVESTIGATION CASES WERE CLEARED, 28 WEAPONS WERE RECOVERED AND APPROXIMATELY 1,623,447 IN STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED AND 1,385,300 IN ILLICIT DRUGS WERE SEIZED. THE 88-CRIME PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND COST-EFFECTIVE CRIME FIGHTING TOOLS AVAILABLE. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES PUBLIC SAFETY BY BUILDING STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE MEDIA AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATORS. 88-CRIME WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE MEDIA WHICH HIGHLIGHTS FUGITIVES, COLD CASE HOMICIDES AND OTHER FELONY CRIMES BY MEANS OF TELEVISION, RADIO, NEWSPAPERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND COLD CASE HOMICIDE PODCASTS. IN 2023, OVER 33 COMMUNITY EVENTS WERE ATTENDED WHILE REACHING OVER 35,000 PARTICIPANTS AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON 88-CRIME. 88-CRIME PROVIDES PRINTED MATERIAL AND LOGOED MATERIALS TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE ANONYMOUS TIP LINE AND POTENTIAL REWARDS FOR THE TIPSTERS.