In Pakistan , as in the rest of the world there has been an unprecedented growth of crime and violence causing concern to one and all. Everyone is affected by crime no matter what the place is. Police all over the world are constantly striving hard to prevent, control and detect crime. Still, many crimes remain unsolved and many criminals go scot free.

Many recent incidents such as the blasting of the World Trade Centre in New York, sexual assaults, money laundering, bank robberies, drug trafficking, human trafficking have become day to day happenings in our life.

Citizens have lot of information about many crimes and criminals. They do not however share with the police for various resonss such as: fear of reprisal by criminals, fear of suspicion by police, need to attend the courts as witnesses, lack of knowledge about how to inform the police or any other agency, and not realizing that such information may be useful.

Crime Stoppers is a concept introduced in 1976 in USA realizing that people can play an important role in the control of crime and other matters of public concern if there is an appropriate medium or forum which can ensure their safety and anonymity.