• Where cases are tracked, it has been found that 97 percent of the cases where Crime Stoppers TIPS result in an arrest, there is also a conviction. • There are no known cases of retaliation against anonymous tipsters. • There are many cases where tipsters step forward and testify. • There are many cases where suspects give themselves up after being featured on Crime Stopper programs in the media. • In the Central Okanagan, as of October 1996, there have been over 950 suspects arrested, over 1150 cases cleared, over 1.3 million dollars in stolen property recovered, and over 8 million dollars in illegal drugs taken off the streets. Crime Stoppers International: Program Statistics as of November 13, 1996 Number of Cases Cleared 57,668 Rewards Paid $40,004,333 Property Recovered $1,017,169,439 Narcotics Recovered $2,587,593,048 Total Dollars Recovered $3,604,762,456 Total Prosecutions 113,411 Total Convictions 112,452 Conviction Rate 99% Average Amount Recovered per Case Cleared $5,721 Average Reward Paid per Case Cleared $71