What is Campus Crime Stoppers?

Statistics have shown that the majority of our students know what crimes are being committees and who is committing the crimes. The Campus Crime Stoppers program will allow students to call a secure phone line and report those crimes to an adult school sponsor. The adult school sponsor will report the tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency that will follow up on the
information. If the information has helped the school in solving a crime, or administrative action is taken regarding the information, the student informant will receive a cash reward. The reward system is an effective incentive for the students to report crime.

Campus Crime Stoppers is a successful, national program that has been implemented in over 1,000 schools. The Campus Crime Stoppers in El Paso will be under the umbrella of Crime Stoppers of El Paso, Inc. This will allow them to be a certified program thus protecting the school sponsors in keeping the student informant anonymous. Only a certified Crime Stoppers program is protected under Texas Government Code regarding evidence of communications. As a certified program, Campus Crime Stoppers will be required to have regular student board meetings, complete monthly statistical reports, and follow Robert's Rules of Order at all board meetings.

Crime Stoppers of El Paso, Inc. will assist the school campus with reward money, phone equipment, and office supplies. Each school will be required to participate in fundraisers to assist in the funding of the program. Crime Stoppers of El Paso, Inc. is a non-profit organization that is funded by the community.

Campus Crime Stoppers is to students and their schools what the adult program is to the community in which they reside. Campus Crime Stoppers provides a means for students to report on criminal
activity or planned criminal activity, anonymously and without fear of discovery or retaliation. By using the secure telephone number, 544-CLUE (2583), the students can give information to the appropriate law enforcement agency and assign a code number to the informant. The coded number is used to claim a reward when the case is cleared.

Dedicated in September 1999, the many High School Campus Crime Stoppers have protected their teachers and friends from weapons in the school, threats of violence between students, and protection of private property from vandals. As you hug your children good bye each school morning, you can feel safer knowing that Campus Crime Stoppers is operating in their school.

Call our TIP LINE and earn a CASH REWARD of up to $1000

If you have information about a crime or the location of a fugitive, contact El Paso Crime Stoppers 24 hours a day, at:

915-566-TIPS (8477) or
877-566-TIPS (8477) toll-free
Your call is always anonymous.

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