Albuquerque Metropolitan Crime Stoppers

Crime Stoppers is a partnership between the Community, the Media, and Law Enforcement, whose mandate is to "Work together to solve and prevent crime".

The program is a community based, non-profit registered corporation, managed by a civilian volunteer board of directors. It is a crime information collection operation, which enables anyone with information about a crime, and who wishes to remain anonymous, to pass that information on to law enforcement through a neutral organization.

The program works because of its unique partnership between the public, the media and law enforcement, working together to resolve community problems through the apprehension of criminals and prevention of crime. It is an effective partnership because everyone shares an equal role in solving crime.

The purpose for which Crime Stoppers was founded are to promote community welfare and lessen the burdens of the government of the City of Albuquerque by assisting the Alb. Police Department in the apprehension and conviction of criminals through making funds available for use in offering rewards; by helping develop a community offensive against crime; by motivating members of the public to cooperate with the Alb. Police Department and other law enforcement agencies within Albuquerque and Bernalillo County; and by providing for rewards and awards for such cooperation.