WELLINGTON COUNTY – Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington says it saw a significant impact in anonymous crime reporting in 2021.
In comparison to 2020, which was another solid year for Tips and results from that information, Sarah Bowers-Peter CSGW Program Coordinator says 2021 was impactful, even though the number of Tips was down slightly.
A total of 17 individuals were arrested last year, up 7 the year before: a 143% increase. There were 76 charges laid in 2021, up 130% from the 33 charges in 2020. The CSGW Board of Directors approved $4,935 in Tipster rewards, up 137% from 2020, when $2,085 were approved.
Bowers-Peter says the most impressive numbers come from Property Recovered as a result of successful investigations.
In 2020 $50,765 in personal property (including cash) was recovered, but in 2021 that number increased to $109,300 – a 115% increase. The amount of drugs recovered from successful investigations in 2020 was $20,505, but skyrocketed to 2,347% in 2021 with $501,679 in narcotics seized.
In total, 2020 saw $71,270 in Property and Drugs recovered, which hit an astounding $610,979 in 2021 – a noteworthy 757% increase in one year.
Annual statistics are always shared in January, which is Crime Stoppers Month. The Theme for 2022 is Stop The Crime of Human Trafficking.
If you are interested in learning more about CSGW, go to www.csgw.tips.
To provide an anonymous tip on criminal activity, go to www.csgw.tips or call 1-800-222-TIPS.
2021 STATS – ARRESTS
2021 was a remarkable year for #CSGW. Thank you to our Tipsters & investigative partners!
Keep checking – more stats throughout the day!!#SayItHere 1-800-222-TIPS #CSMonth2022 #Guelph #Wellington @OPP_WR pic.twitter.com/B057k22rXv— CrimeStoppersGW (@CSGWtips) January 24, 2022
