Your Richmond RCMP
The majority of officers in Richmond are assigned to Frontline / Uniform policing roles. This ensures we are able to quickly and efficiently respond to over 35,000 calls for service each year. Officers on the frontline are supported by a variety of teams, which specialize in all aspects of public safety. In additional, civilian support staff perform numerous work functions to ensure police can spend more time on proactive policing initiatives.
Our People / Our Community
Community Engagement
Strong partnerships between the police and community are essential to keeping Richmond safe. We continuously strive to engage the public in our crime prevention and safety programs. By conducting community outreach and providing opportunities for ongoing education and awareness initiatives, we believe we can make Richmond even safer.
Some of these initiatives include:
- Maintaining a visible presence at places of worship, while conducting outreach with faith communities;
- Implementing the
Safe Place Program
to identify businesses and organizations who are committed to being a safe place and ally for members of the LGBTQ2+ community; - Conducting business and residential property crime outreach and prevention education;
- Implementing
Project Rainbow
at Richmond Detachment worksites to demonstrate that the RCMP is an inclusive and diverse organization; - Conducting youth engagement at our Elementary and Secondary schools;
- Holding
Coffee with a Cop
events to bring police and the community together for conversation; - Organizing the Richmond RCMP Christmas Toy Drive, supporting the Richmond Christmas Fund.
Promoting Public Safety
Our goal is to make Richmond the safest community in Canada. The responsibility of meeting this goal lies with every officer in Richmond Detachment. Units and the way in which they contribute include:
- Road Safety Unit – dedicated to traffic enforcement and education.
- Youth Section – mentoring and modeling pro-social behaviours while seeking early intervention among those at risk of offending.
- Media Relations – Disseminates accurate and timely information to the public.
Targeted Enforcement Teams
We recognize the importance of identifying and responding to crime trends that affect our community. Our Crime Analysts closely monitor crime trends in Richmond so specialized units are able to conduct intelligence based enforcement. Some of these units are:
- Property Crime – targets prolific property offenders involved in break and enters, thefts and stolen vehicles.
- Mobile Enforcement Team – high visibility, proactive patrols with the goal of suppressing increases in crime.
- Drug Section – disrupts the supply of drugs by targeting street and mid-level drug production and trafficking.
What the RCMP brings to the table
- Access to training and continuous learning. The RCMP trains and equips more than 18,000 RCMP police officers across the country. Training is constantly being improved to adapt to changing crimes and new legislation.
- Internationally respected. Your RCMP officers are recognized as some of the best trained police officers in the world, and are regularly called by the UN and other counties to train other police forces.
- They’ve seen it, solved it. RCMP officers have experience dealing with everything from earthquake response to riots. The RCMP led the successful security operations for the joint- forces 2010 Winter Olympics. They’re innovators.
- Richmond isn’t alone. Thanks to the RCMP’s structure, your Richmond RCMP officers have direct access to experts across the region and country. And, if there’s an urgent problem, help is readily available from other Lower Mainland RCMP detachments.
Who chooses the Richmond RCMP Detachment Commander?
Mayor and staff are directly involved in the interview and selection process to determine who heads your Richmond RCMP. Chief Superintendent Will Ng is the current officer in charge.
Who’s in charge of what?
- Budgets, priorities and staffing levels – Richmond City Council
- Police operations, training and assignments of staff - RCMP
Decision-making Authority: Setting the priorities, goals and objectives of your Richmond RCMP
Richmond RCMP completes a detachment Annual Performance Plan every fiscal year, which allows us to tailor our services according to the priorities set by the City of Richmond. Priorities support:
- Crime reduction;
- Community policing and diversity;
- Integrated policing.
Community consultation is a key component. This takes place in part through the City of Richmond’s Community Safety Committee. Richmond RCMP submits monthly reports to the Committee, available to the public in minutes, online with the City of Richmond. Via these monthly meetings, the
RCMP brings other issues to council’s attention, such as:
- Changes in crime patterns;
- Prioritizing areas for targeted speed enforcement;
- Addressing issues impacting the community.
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