In 1985, PC Keith Blakelock was murdered during riots in London. The police appealed for information but people were frightened of coming forward.

Michael Ashcroft, a businessman, offered to help with the search. He provided reward money and, in January 1988, set up a charity called Crime Stoppers where people could anonymously call in to help the police with either names of suspects or important information that could help to solve a crime.

Recently, Crime Stoppers received its one millionth genuine call.

The importance of Crime Stoppers cannot be underestimated. As a result of Crime Stoppers, 17 criminals are arrested and charged every day and one person is arrested and charged for murder every 5 days.

Crime Stoppers is an excellent example of how one man saw a problem and opened a charity that could help to solve it. The criminals it has caught, the victims who can now be satisfied that justice has been done and the increased security that UK citizens feel are all the result of one man's actions.

What issues in your community do you feel passionate about? Can you create a solution to help improve the situation?