<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A record-breaking number of tip-offs has helped </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/western-australia" rel="" target="_blank" title="WA "><span>WA</span></a><span> Police crack hundreds of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/crime" rel="" target="_blank" title="crimes"><span>crimes</span></a><span>, while thousands of cases still await answers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Across the state, residents made 68,166 calls to Crime Stoppers in 2025, which helped </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="_blank" title="police "><span>police</span></a><span> solve more than 300 cases.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Setting a national record, six out of 10 tips contained information strong enough to go straight to the police, the figures showed.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/nancy-guthrie-missing-tv-mother-kidnapping-arizona-law-enforcement-block-road-near-home/938601a1-6474-4f04-952b-70850830ae1a" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Law enforcement block road near Nancy Guthrie's home</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Drug dealers, suspicious activity, and traffic offences were some of the highest reports.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cases are promoted weekly through various platforms, such as social media, print, radio and television.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>WA Police Sergeant Nathan Gilmour said the force has had a 70 per cent success rate with people being identified and charged.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/western-australia-crime-stoppers-record-breaking-number-of-tips-help-solve-crimes/07ee783e-4631-44b3-a7ed-9ca042410f60" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The community possess a level of local knowledge that the police can't always see on their own, and that partnership is how effective policing works," he said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-la-nia-on-the-way-out-as-experts-flag-possibility-of-el-nio-within-months/d71b613e-c882-4b8e-8053-297da3794460" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>La Niña on the way out as experts flag possibility of El Niño within months</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Information is still coming in on more than 3000 open cases, including significant unsolved crimes like the disappearance of Sarah Spiers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are still receiving information to this day to assist investigators with finalising that matter for the families," Crime Stoppers WA Sergeant James Baker said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tips can be made by phone or online, and can be anonymous.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No footprint is left when that information goes to police," Crime Stoppers WA chief executive Vince Hughes said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Online tips now make up 70 per cent of the reports that come in, while phone calls make up the remaining 30 per cent.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are urging anyone who may have information to contact Crime Stoppers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank" title=""><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> 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