The biggest barrier to people calling Crime Stoppers? The fear of being outed. The potential social, safety, and retribution consequences are huge deterrents for people who might otherwise provide helpful tips. In order to overcome this barrier, Crime Stoppers would have to educate the public about how their service works.  

Anonymous since 1976.

 ‘Tipsters’ names are neither requested nor recorded, and their identities are never revealed to the police or in court. Since its inception in 1976, no tipster has ever been outed. When you provide Crime Stoppers with information, you're always anonymous. The only way to highlight this truth was for us to go completely anonymous ourselves.