Near North Crime Stoppers crime fighting efforts in 2017

Another positive year for Near North Crime Stoppers.

Tips they received led to 23 people being arrested last year.

Statistics indicate the number of arrests since 1988 is 1,648.

Officials say police recovered over $170,000 in illegal drugs thanks to tips to Near North Crime Stoppers in 2017.

The total since 1988 is well over $51 million.

Crime Stoppers is in two dozen countries and because of the tips received an estimated $9-billion worth of drugs has been seized.

January is Crime Stoppers month.