Who We Are

Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization operated by a volunteer board of directors made up of people from the local community. Crime Stoppers encourages the reporting of information or leads which can assist law enforcement with solving crimes. Our goal is to help in the fight against crime but we are not a part of .any police agency.  

Where does Crime Stoppers get the funds to operate and pay rewards?
All funds used by local Crime Stoppers organizations to pay rewards or to cover operating expenses are raised in the local community. Most of the funds raised come through donations from citizens and businesses in the community. Crime Stoppers also uses a variety of fund raising events (golf outings, bake sales, ad sales, etc.) to help raise funds. Volunteers run the program and there are no wage related expenses. When they are available, law enforcement grants are also utilized to assist each program for such needs as a computer purchase or to pay rewards.

How effective is Crime Stoppers?
Crime Stoppers has been very effective in Wisconsin communities. Since 1990 the local Wisconsin Crime Stoppers organizations have accounted for 7,435 arrests solving 7,945 outstanding cases, recovered $2.6 million in stolen property and confiscated $5.3 million in narcotics. $732,000 in rewards was paid to individuals providing information anonymously to solve those cases.