Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers

What Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers does

Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit society (Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers Society) founded in 1987 and based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The organization operates a community-driven anonymous crime tip submission program, serving residents of the Central Okanagan region who wish to report information about crimes, wanted persons, missing persons, or unsolved cases without revealing their identity. The program is a constituent initiative of the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO), a local governmental entity that provides institutional backing, website hosting, and administrative infrastructure.

The organization's core product is an anonymous tip intake service delivered through the third-party P3 Tips platform, accessible via a web form, the P3 Tips mobile application, and a 24/7 toll-free hotline (1-800-222-TIPS). Tipsters are guaranteed anonymity; no identifying information is collected. Public-facing resources include databases of wanted persons, missing persons, and unsolved crimes hosted on the RDCO website to solicit ongoing community assistance. A rewards program pays cash incentives (historically up to $2,000 per tip) to tipsters whose information leads to arrests or recoveries — 477 rewards have been paid, totaling $202,131. Since inception, the program reports 34,143 tips received, 3,184 arrests, 765 charges laid, and $95,158,034 in recovered property/values. Supporting products include a Wanted Persons Listing, a Missing Persons Database, an Unsolved Crimes Archive, and a membership/donation infrastructure.

The business model is donation- and membership-funded. Revenue streams consist of $10 recurring annual memberships and tax-deductible donations processed via CanadaHelps.org. Headcount is 1-10 employees, consistent with a lean volunteer-and-staff-driven nonprofit. Distribution is purely domestic within Canada, limited to the Central Okanagan service area. Marketing is organic: Facebook, Instagram, and X (@COCrimeStoppers) social channels, RDCO.com-hosted news and email newsletter signup, plus earned media. The go-to-market is community-led — awareness is built through public posting of wanted/missing persons and unsolved cases, which drives tip inflow. No paid acquisition, no enterprise sales motion, and no AI/ML capabilities are in evidence; the technology stack is built around the P3 Tips intake platform rather than proprietary systems.

Name

Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers

Legal name

Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers Society

Website

https://crimestoppers.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit society operating since 1987 in Kelowna, BC, that runs an anonymous community crime tip submission service via the P3 Tips platform for residents of the Central Okanagan region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Crime Prevention Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Investigation and Security Services (5616), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Organized Retail Crime (ORC) Investigations & Case Building (BPAKAJAH)

Keywords

• Anonymous tip reporting
• Crime prevention services
• Community safety program
• Tip rewards program
• Law enforcement support

Headquarters

HQ city

Kelowna

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: Annual membership program offering community members the ability to support crime prevention efforts for $10 per year. Members receive no direct service but contribute to funding tip rewards for the community.
2. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible donations accepted via CanadaHelps.org platform. Donations help fund cash rewards paid to tipsters who provide information leading to arrests and charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit society that operates a community crime prevention program enabling anonymous reporting of criminal activity. The core offering is an anonymous tip submission service accessible via a toll-free phone line (1-800-222-TIPS), a web-based form, and a mobile app built on the P3 Tips platform, with cash rewards paid to tipsters whose information leads to arrests or charges. The program also publishes wanted persons, missing persons, and unsolved crimes listings, and funds operations through $10 annual memberships and public donations.

Product overview

Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers is a single unified service offering an anonymous crime tip reporting program. The core offering is the anonymous tip submission service (via phone, web, and app), supported by public-facing databases including Wanted Persons, Missing Persons, and Unsolved Crimes listings. The program integrates a rewards system that pays cash incentives for tips leading to arrests. Ancillary services include annual membership ($10/year) and a donation platform via CanadaHelps.org. The organization operates under the Regional District of Central Okanagan and maintains a 24/7 tip line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Anonymous Tip Submission Service Anonymous crime tip reporting service allowing community members to submit tips 24/7 via phone (1-800-222-TIPS), the P3 Tips web form, or the P3 Tips mobile app, without revealing their identity. Tips are passed to law enforcement and cash rewards are paid when information leads to arrests or charges.
• Wanted Persons Listing Public-facing listing of individuals wanted by law enforcement in the Central Okanagan region, including photos and details to help community members identify suspects and submit tips.
• Missing Persons Database Public listing of missing persons in the Central Okanagan area to generate community awareness and aid in locating individuals through tip submissions.
• Unsolved Crimes Archive Public catalog of unsolved criminal cases in the Central Okanagan region used to solicit tips and public assistance for ongoing investigations.
• Annual Membership Program Community membership program offered at $10 per year, with contributions supporting Crime Stoppers operations and funding cash rewards for anonymous tips.
• Donation Platform Online donation capability processed through CanadaHelps.org enabling community members to make tax-deductible financial contributions to support Crime Stoppers operations and reward payouts.

Quantifiable outcome

• $95.2 million recovered through crime stoppers tips since inception
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CanadaHelps.orgminorOthersCrime Stoppers utilizes CanadaHelps.org as their secure donation processing platform. Donors can contribute tax-deductible donations through this platform, which provides official tax receipts for Canadian donors. This is a financial processing relationship rather than a strategic partnership.
• Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO)coreOthersCrime Stoppers operates as a program of the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO), which provides institutional support, website hosting, and administrative infrastructure. RDCO is the parent governmental organization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Crime Stoppers International: International coordination body for the global Crime Stoppers network. Comparable as the parent federation and standards body for the Central Okanagan chapter, defining the brand, methodology, and technology used.
• Toronto Crime Stoppers: Long-standing Canadian Crime Stoppers chapter operating the same anonymous tip line (with a 222-TIPS number) and reward structure. Closely comparable mission, technology (P3 Tips), and nonprofit-government governance model.
• Silent Observer (Lansing, Michigan): Community-based anonymous tip program offering rewards for information leading to arrests. Same core service as Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers, useful as a US peer benchmark.
• WeTip: US-based nonprofit providing anonymous crime reporting via hotline and online form with reward structure. Comparable as a peer organization offering the same anonymous-tip-and-reward service model, though operating in a different geography.
• Crime Stoppers Canada: National umbrella organization for Crime Stoppers programs across Canada. Directly comparable as the federation to which Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers reports, providing shared branding, standards, and coordination across regional chapters.
• Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County: Established US Crime Stoppers chapter offering anonymous tip submission with cash rewards. Directly comparable service offering and partnership model with local law enforcement.
• Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers: Regional Crime Stoppers program serving Metro Vancouver, BC. Same anonymous-tip, cash-reward model, same Canadian regional-government affiliation pattern, and overlapping donor/tipster pool in British Columbia.
• Crime Stoppers of Calgary: Canadian regional Crime Stoppers program operating under the same federation with the same anonymous-tip, reward-based model. Useful peer for benchmarking tip volume, recovery value, and reward economics.

Others

• P3 Tips (Anderson Software / WhisperTips): Third-party vendor of the anonymous tip platform Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers uses. Adjacent enabler — a technology supplier rather than a competing program, but materially shapes the user experience and feature set of every Crime Stoppers chapter.
• Regional District of Central Okanagan: Parent government entity under which the society operates. Not a competitor, but the structural counterpart providing administrative infrastructure, web hosting, and legitimacy — making it the closest ecosystem enabler.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kelownacrimes
• Facebookfacebook.com/crimestoppers.centralokanagan
• Instagraminstagram.com/cocrimestoppers

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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