2021 Citizens Report

RIDGE MEADOWS RCMP DETACHMENT

Division Overview

2021 Service Highlights

Ridge Meadows RCMP/Police Services Officer in Charge: Superintendent Jennifer Hyland Ridge Meadows RCMP’s strategic priorities are based on three broad focus areas: Community Safety, Effective & Efficient Policing and Communicati ons & Public Relations. The Detachment achieves their objectives through a variety of crit ical partnerships with citizens and through community policing and crime prevention programs. Ridge Meadows RCMP is proud to provide policing services for Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. The Detachment is fully integrated in both cities, with the hub of operations in Maple Ridge supplemented by a Community Police Office in Pitt Meadows. City civilian employees provide operational and administrative support for exhibits, prisoner guarding, client services, records management, crime analysis, court services, media relations, and fleet maintenance. Details on the staffing numbers for the Detachment can be found on Page 65 of the City of Maple Ridge 2021 Annual report as part of the General Comparative Statistics. Visit mapleridge.ca/153 to access the Ridge Meadows RCMP official website and the Ridge meadows Community Safety Dashboards

1523

Person Crime Files (Down 17% from 2020)

3162

Property Crime Files (Down 8% from 2020)

Impaired Driving Investigations Files (Down 47% from 2020)

279

1216

Traffic Violation Tickets (Down 41% from 2020)

Black Cat Radar Deployment vehicles scanned to determine if live enforcement is required.

349,122

1554

Mental Health Files (9% increase over 2020)

27,777

Total Calls for Service (Down 7% from 2020)

Officer in Charge: Superintendent Jennifer Hyland Ridge Meadows RCMP

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