Comparing February 2009 to February 2010 we see the following gains:

• 40% increase in the number of calls received
• 53% increase in the number of rewards paid
• 164% increase in the amount of drugs seized
• 176% increase in the amount of all items recovered (includes drugs, stolen items, firearms recovered, etc.)

Looking back at the January 2009 to January 2010 comparison:

• 38% increase in the number of calls received
• 100% increase in the number of rewards paid
• 94% increase in the amount of drugs seized
• 94% increase in the amount of all items recovered (includes drugs, stolen items, firearms recovered, etc.)

Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for tips leading to an arrest.  When we look at the fundamental differences made against the amount of money being paid out for rewards, the result is an ROI that’s the envy of almost any organization.

Calculating the return on investment (ROI) in business is one of the most important calculations that a business performs.  This calculation allows businesses to determine the amount of business received from investing a certain amount of money and resources.  For example, the ABC Company invested $100,000 in an advertising campaign to promote a new service.  The ABC Company received 150 phone calls from the campaign and 50 of the callers bought the new service.  The amount of new business sold totaled $500,000.  The ROI in this example would be 400%.

For Crime Stoppers of Northwestern Ontario, our ROI is impressive:

• January 2010 = 1,280% ROI

• February 2010 = 2,611% ROI

$1 from Crime Stoppers can mean $2,611 in drugs and stolen property taken off our streets.

For all of us, it means our communities are safer. As Crime Stoppers continues to lean on our police and media partners, it’s terrific knowing that even the smallest investments can make tremendous returns and the ripples can be felt in our schools, on our streets and among families. Crime Stoppers relies heavily on our partners and sponsors…to be a part of the solution…please help us. Secure donations can be made online through the following secure link or by clicking HERE.

Any donation may also be forwarded to:

CRIME STOPPERS OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO & NORTHERN MINNESOTA

P.O. Box 672
Kenora, ON
P9N 3X6

Phone: (807) 222-8477
Fax: (807) 468-3569

A report funded by Public Safety Canada’s National Crime Prevention Centre shows link between low parental involvement and violent, delinquent youth.

Today, the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics released the report: Parenting, School Contexts and Violent Delinquency. This study examines the relationship between parental monitoring and youth violent delinquency, as well as the extent to which this relationship may be influenced by the school context. The study is based on data from the International Youth Survey (2006) which gathered information from a sample of students in grades 7, 8 and 9 attending Toronto schools. Findings indicate that a low level of parental monitoring is associated with a higher likelihood of youth violent delinquency, and this effect is stronger when youth attend schools where the prevalence of delinquency among the student population is high. This finding supports the hypothesis that the negative influence of low parental monitoring is magnified when youth are also exposed to a pool of delinquent peers, and further suggests that the effectiveness of particular parenting strategies may vary depending on the environments to which youth are exposed.

The report is available by clicking HERE.