Crime Solvers, also known as Crime Stoppers, Crime Line and Silent Witness is an effective crime-solving organization.  The primary objective of this tripartite organization (the community, the media and law enforcement) is;

Working Together To Solve Crimes.

Crime Solvers provides a means of communication for members of the public to anonymously provide law enforcement agencies with information on crimes or suspects. Tipsters can give information without revealing their identity and may be eligible for a financial reward for the information they provide.

Crime Solvers is NOT A POLICE PROGRAM nor a media program.


OUR HISTORY
Since 1976

The Crime Stoppers concept started in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1976. A teen was shot and murdered during a robbery, in a well-traveled, well-lit area of town on a busy Friday night. Weeks of investigation turned up no clues, and no one who saw the incident offered information or assistance.
Detectives decided that there were two reasons why no one offered assistance on this case. Either the public was afraid for their own physical safety from the culprits or they just did not care or want to get involved. To solve the problem of fear for their well being, tipsters were offered anonymity, and to combat apathy they were offered cash rewards.
Police could not offer rewards for anonymous information, so they needed a community board that could raise the money and pay the rewards. The community stepped up to the plate in masses.

In order to spread a detailed account of the crime to the community as well as the anonymity and rewards, they needed the help of the media. Assistance was offered by the media and the first ever Crime Stoppers reenactment was done. It resulted in a case-solving tip the very next day! Furthermore, it also solved 4-5 other violent crimes.

Word spread quickly regarding this incident and soon there were other U.S. programs and Crime Stoppers U.S.A. was formed.  In 1982, Canada followed thus in 1984 Crime Stoppers International was born.  Virginia Crime Stoppers Association formed in 1982 and currently there are 56 active programs throughout the Commonwealth.

Currently there are 1,192 recorded programs throughout the world.  Countries with programs are:  Antigua, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Fiji, Great Britain, Jamaica, Korea, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Northern Ireland, Palau, Poland, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Netherlands, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, and the Ukraine.

Virginia Beach Crime Solvers, Inc.

Virginia Beach Crime Solvers provides an anonymous, toll-free tip line. Tipsters are eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1000 if the information given leads to an arrest of a fugitive or solves an unsolved crime in which either an arrest is made or an arrest warrant is issued for the suspect.

Monies to fund Virginia Beach Crime Solvers comes from people like you... businesses and special events.

We receive ZERO government funding. Your taxes do not pay for Crime Solvers. This is truly a community based program... on a grand scale