{"id":138304,"date":"2026-01-31T00:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/138304\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:22:08","slug":"first-coast-crime-stoppers-sees-record-year-for-tips-arrests-and-seizures-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/138304\/","title":{"rendered":"First Coast Crime Stoppers sees record year for tips, arrests and seizures \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 First Coast Crime Stoppers announced its 2025 year-end statistics today, revealing record-breaking numbers for tips, arrests and seizures. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The organization received 2,984 anonymous crime tips in 2025, the highest number recorded since 2020. Officials attributed the milestone to growing public trust in the program and strong partnerships with local law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The 188 arrests made in 2025 represented the highest total for the organization since 2018. Tips submitted to the program also helped law enforcement clear 484 criminal cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Chase Robinson serves as the executive director of First Coast Crime Stoppers. Robinson said the record-breaking statistics reflect a community that is increasingly willing to participate in public safety. \u201cEvery number represents a neighbor who chose to speak up safely, a victim who received answers, or a dangerous situation that was stopped before more harm could occur,\u201d Robinson said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">First Coast Crime Stoppers also approved 133 cash rewards for tipsters throughout the year, with the rewards totaling $109,450.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Program officials noted that these payments reinforce the commitment to valuing residents who take risks to provide information anonymously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The year 2025 also saw a historic high for the value of items seized through the program. Law enforcement recovered $1,537,151 in narcotics, property and cash, making it the highest total in the history of the program. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Robinson noted that the year\u2019s performance serves as evidence of the effectiveness of anonymous reporting. \u201c2025 proved that anonymous reporting is not just a concept\u2014it is a powerful, measurable tool that saves lives, protects families and strengthens trust between the public and law enforcement,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Residents with information about criminal activity can submit tips anonymously by calling one-866-845-TIPS (8477) or **TIPS (8477). Tips are also accepted through the <a href=\"https:\/\/fccrimestoppers.com\/p3-tips-mobile-app\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/fccrimestoppers.com\/p3-tips-mobile-app\/\">P3 Tips app<\/a> or at <a href=\"https:\/\/fccrimestoppers.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/fccrimestoppers.com\/\">fccrimestoppers.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Any information that leads to an arrest makes the tipster eligible for a cash reward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n<p>Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 First Coast Crime Stoppers announced its 2025 year-end statistics today, revealing record-breaking numbers for tips,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138305,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[344,20461,67460,67461,347,15519,28,348,116,67459,351,118,117,349,350,346,345],"class_list":{"0":"post-138304","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-action-news-jax","9":"tag-anonymous-tips","10":"tag-anonymous-tips-arrests","11":"tag-cash-rewards-jacksonville","12":"tag-cbs47","13":"tag-first-coast-crime-stoppers","14":"tag-florida","15":"tag-fox30","16":"tag-jacksonville","17":"tag-jacksonville-anonymous-tips","18":"tag-jacksonville-fl","19":"tag-jacksonville-headlines","20":"tag-jacksonville-news","21":"tag-northeast-florida","22":"tag-southeast-georgia","23":"tag-wfox","24":"tag-wjax"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}