Why some Canadian police are still promoting Crime Stoppers despite breach
Canadian police services are divided on whether to continue promoting the Crime Stoppers program following a significant data breach at their third-party provider, Navigate360. While some have suspended the program, others maintain that new security measures are sufficient.
Why it matters
The incident raises critical questions about data privacy and the risks associated with outsourcing public safety infrastructure to private tech companies.
Some Canadian police services continue to promote Crime Stoppers despite a data breach that may have exposed identifying information included in anonymous tips.
Meanwhile, other police services have suspended their use of the program over the breach involving Navigate360, the U.S.-based company that manages Crime Stoppers’ P3 tip platform.
Navigate360 said last week that a third party accessed one of its systems and copied data between Nov. 21, 2025, and March 5, 2026.
Names, addresses and other sensitive information may have been affected, though Navigate360 said the data involved varies from person to person.
Despite concerns surrounding the breach, police services such as the Calgary Police Service (CPS) continue to promote Crime Stoppers in news releases.
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