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Announcing the Winners

of the 2026 Global Annual Awards

Celebrating Crime Stoppers programs and partners, individuals who show extraordinary commitment to the mission, and corporate and private sector entities achieving outstanding results in reducing crime, raising community awareness, or strengthening law enforcement capability.

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Winners announced

The recipients of the 2026 Global Annual Awards were announced at the Awards Gala Dinner in Panama City, Panama on 15 October 2026.

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President’s Award

Ralph PAGE

Awarded at the President’s discretion, in recognition of an individual for their outstanding support of CSI.

Presented to Ralph PAGE for his long-standing, active contribution and tangible support of Crime Stoppers International, Inc in his capacity as a former elected Director and Executive Committee member.

Global award winners

Open to Crime Stoppers programs, law enforcement, media agencies, and the corporate and private sector.

Individual Recognition Awards

CSI Hall of Fame

  • Crime Stoppers Lifetime Achievement Award Karen OGBORN Nominated by Crimestoppers UK, for her very long-standing commitment to the Crime Stoppers’ mission.
  • Outstanding Crime Stoppers Volunteer of the Year Sean SPORTUN Nominated by Toronto Crime Stoppers, for his unwavering dedication to Crime Stoppers locally and nationally.
  • Law Enforcement Partnership Award Constable Bill KAPITANCHUK Nominated by Hamilton Police, Canada, for his exceptional working relationship with Crime Stoppers Hamilton.

Media Partner Awards

For media organizations, and advertising, marketing, communications and PR agencies that have given exceptional support to one or more Crime Stoppers programs.

  • Best agency-developed initiative · population 1 to 3 million Gayelle the Caribbean Nominated by Crime Stoppers Trinidad & Tobago, for producing highly engaging AI-generated promotions that dramatically increased public engagement for the program.
  • Best agency-developed initiative · population over 3 million Adapt Media Nominated by Toronto Crime Stoppers, for consistently leveraging its extensive digital out-of-home network to amplify public safety messaging, strengthen community engagement, and expand the reach of Crime Stoppers campaigns across the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. Visit website

Crime Stoppers Program Awards

  • Most Impactful Crime Stoppers Program · population over 3 million Crime Stoppers Guatemala For proven operational effectiveness and strengthened public trust, fostering a robust culture of anonymous reporting and driving community-led collaboration to build a safer Guatemala. Visit website
  • Community Engagement & Awareness · population over 3 million Toronto Crime Stoppers For achieving significantly expanded public participation and increased volume and quality of actionable intelligence through collaborative education tools, targeted awareness campaigns, and sustained word-of-mouth engagement. Visit website
  • Community Engagement & Awareness · population up to 300,000 Crime Stoppers Turks & Caicos For significantly increasing community awareness in high crime areas through holding Community Domino Tournaments. Visit website
  • Cybercrime & Digital Safety Initiative · population over 3 million Crimestoppers UK For its Fearless in Custody initiative, endorsed by the National Police Chiefs’ Council Custody Working Group, which creates meaningful intervention opportunities for young and vulnerable people while in police custody by providing accessible communication, professional training, lived-experience, cell & interview room artwork, support resources and digital content. Visit website

Corporate & Private Sector Awards

For companies, not-for-profits, NGOs and civil society organizations achieving outstanding results, whether or not they work directly with a Crime Stoppers program.

  • Outstanding Enhanced Safety Award World Anti-Doping Agency In recognition of the significant contributions made to public safety through its Global Anti-Doping & Capacity and Capability Network (GAIIN) project. Visit website
  • Corporate Leadership in Crime Prevention Grupo Progeso For its strong commitment to crime prevention, demonstrated by its alliance with Crime Stoppers Guatemala and the embedding of a culture of prevention, to directly benefit the company’s large workforce and their families.
  • Technology & Innovation in Security CARVER+ ARES For having developed an advanced security risk assessment and decision-support platform to help critical infrastructure owners and operators identify, prioritize and mitigate security vulnerabilities. Visit website
  • Retail & Business Crime Prevention Sobeys supermarkets Operated by Empire Company Limited, for implementing outstanding measures to reduce fraud, theft, and organized retail crime.
  • Public-Private-Partnership in Crime Reduction MX4 For its work in strengthening frontline child-protection and law-enforcement capability across Kenya and Uganda, contributing to the rescue and safeguarding of approximately 1,200 children in 2025. Visit website
  • Cybersecurity Leadership Award Fortinet For its 2025 FortiGuard Labs results that uncovered some 122 billion exploitation attempts globally, more than 4.6 billion stealer logs traded or shared on the darknet, and 7,831 confirmed ransomware victims; for its role in Operation Serengeti 2.0 that dismantled cybercriminal activity across 18 African countries; for its contribution to Operation Red Card that identified victims, made arrests, seized devices, took down malicious IP addresses, domains & servers, and recovered millions of dollars; and through its Training Institute for achieving its pledge to train 1 million people in cybersecurity by 2026. Visit website
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Congratulations to our 2026 winners

Our thanks to every program, partner and organization advancing the Crime Stoppers mission around the world. We look forward to celebrating the next chapter at the 2027 Global Annual Awards.

2027 CSI World Summit · to be announced soon

Nomination and selection

How it works

Key dates for 2027

  • Awards openTo be advised
  • Awards closeTo be advised
  • Winners formally announcedTo be advised

Eligibility

Open to Crime Stoppers programs, law enforcement agencies, private security firms, businesses and corporations, and media agencies. All entries must relate to activities conducted last calendar year.

Entry fees

Individual Recognition, Crime Stoppers Program and Media Partner Awards are free for programs that are members of CSI, or members of a National or Regional entity that is a CSI member. For all other Crime Stoppers programs, USD 50 per submission.

Media agencies entering direct: USD 100 per submission. Corporate and Private Sector Awards: USD 200 per submission.

Judging

Entries are assessed on impact, innovation, scalability and alignment with the Crime Stoppers mission. The Judging Panel is drawn from crime prevention, corporate security and law enforcement, supported by the CSI Global Annual Awards Team.

Before you enter

The detail

Terms and conditions
  1. All submissions must relate to activity conducted last calendar year.
  2. Any Crime Stoppers program entering, whether formally affiliated with CSI or not, must be a member in good standing with its Regional or National entity, or must operate in line with the fundamental principles of the Crime Stoppers ethos: a strictly anonymous reporting channel, registration as a not-for-profit charity governed by an independent board, and a formal agreement with law enforcement for the receipt of anonymous tips.
  3. Nominees for Individual Recognition Awards agree to media publicity and promotion associated with the Awards, including use of any photos submitted or taken at the presentation ceremony.
  4. Nominees for an Individual Recognition Award cannot have previously received the same award.
  5. Entities nominating for a Corporate & Private Sector Award agree to media publicity and promotion associated with the Awards.
  6. All criteria should be addressed in submissions.
  7. Supporting documents and images must accompany a submission.
  8. Supporting documents and images may be used and distributed by CSI for media and promotional purposes.
  9. Incomplete submissions, or submissions entered in a false community size category, will be disqualified.
  10. Decisions of the Judging Panel are final.

Hints and tips
  1. Gather everything before you start: information, supporting documents, images, URLs and social media handles.
  2. Read the guidelines for your award category, because they are not all the same.
  3. Check the entry criteria to make sure you are in the right category.
  4. Complete the correct entry form and fill in every field.
  5. Keep your answers short and to the point.
  6. Use a separate entry form for each submission.
  7. For a Crime Stoppers Program Award, double-check the community size your program serves.
  8. Address the criteria for the category and clearly demonstrate what was achieved.
  9. Include all relevant URLs, links and social handles, and test that they work.
  10. Provide a 50-word synopsis for publicity purposes.
  11. For an Individual Recognition Award, include a 100-word bio and at least one recent high-resolution head and shoulders photo.
  12. Check your spelling, because this is how names will appear on the awards themselves.
  13. Email supporting documents and your program or company logo to awards@crimestoppersinternational.org.
  14. Do one final check before you submit.

What evidence do I need to provide for results or impact?

The Judging Panel looks for objective measures that answer what results were achieved, how the project was effective, and how it changed community awareness, understanding or engagement. That might be a basic post-implementation review of your campaign, or a formal evaluation by a market research agency.

Can I resubmit a nominee for an Individual Recognition Award?

Yes, as long as they have not already been recognised in the category you are putting them forward for.

Can I resubmit a previously nominated campaign, project or initiative?

Yes, but you must demonstrate significant change or progress since it was last submitted, explain what has changed, and set out why it is worth reconsidering.

What does a program “in good standing” mean?

A Regional or National entity, local program or corporation that is a paid-up member of Crime Stoppers International, or has financial terms approved by CSI and, where appropriate, is certified as a member.

Where do I send my entry form and supporting documents?

Entry forms are submitted through the online awards platform by the closing date. Supporting documents, high-resolution logos (.png preferred) and head and shoulders photos of nominees (.jpg preferred) are emailed to awards@crimestoppersinternational.org.

Will my submission be returned after judging?

No, entries cannot be returned.

What if I cannot find the information I need?

Email awards@crimestoppersinternational.org and we will do our best to help.