Crime Stoppers Australia Limited

Overview

The objectives of the grant opportunity are: to support Crime Stoppers Australia in performing the organisation’s core function, aiding the anonymous reporting by the public of sensitive crime-related information at a national level to enable safe and secure Australian communities to support and coordinate programs in all states and territories including supporting Crime Stoppers Australia’s function of enabling crime reporting at the state and territory level, and undertaking activities across the states and territories to raise awareness of the Crime Stoppers function to combat criminal activity. The objectives of the grant will be achieved by: supporting the operation of Crime Stoppers Australia’s anonymous reporting of crime-related information from 2024-25 to 2026-27 facilitating the implementation of one annual national initiative by Crime Stoppers Australia for each financial year from 2024-25 to 2026-27, to be agreed to by the Commonwealth facilitating the implementation of an annual initiative by each state and territory crime stoppers program for each financial year from 2024-25 to 2026-27, to be agreed to by the Commonwealth enhancing cooperation between Crime Stoppers Australia and all eight state and territory Crime Stoppers programs and state and territory police encouraging members of the community to assist law enforcement to investigate and combat criminal activity and to facilitate members of the community to make anonymous reporting of crime-related information. The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are: to expand a community led-approach to reducing criminal behaviour and encouraging members of the community to assist law enforcement in all states and territories to educate the community and put in place strategies to deter crime from occurring.