2015 City of Surrey Annual Report

RCMP CITY OF SURREY OVERVIEWS

The RCMP provides policing services to the City of Surrey. The Surrey detachment responds to calls for service, conducts and participates in criminal investigations, intelligence gathering, and enforcement operations, and works to reduce the impact of crime on the community through education and outreach. The Detachment is structured as follows:

CORE POLICING Core Policing consists primarily of uniformed general duty members. They are first responders to emergency and non-emergency calls for service and also conduct community patrols and proactive initiatives. The division also includes several support units, including: the Operations Review Unit, which reviews police investigations to ensure quality, as well as Radio Room and Cellblock Operations. INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES Investigative Services consists primarily of plain-clothes members organized into specialized sections such as Serious Crimes, Unsolved Homicides, General Investigation support, Robbery and Economic Crime Units, and also includes Interview and Target teams. The Vulnerable Persons Unit also fall under this division, providing specialized support with respect to Special Victims, Child Abuse, Sexual Offences, Missing Persons, Domestic Violence and Mental Health Intervention. COMMUNITY SERVICES Community Services is made up of proactive enforcement teams and community safety and service teams focused on crime reduction and prevention, including Property Crime, Gang and Drug Enforcement teams, uniformed traffic enforcement, School Resource and Youth at Risk units, Bike Patrol, and district based Community Response Units.

OPERATION SUPPORT Operations Support includes a number of specialized corporate and client service units, such as Training Section, Member Services, Professional Standards, Strategic Operations, Special Events and Emergency Planning, and Media Relations. The Detachment’s Operations and the Telephone Reporting Team round out this division, providing support to walk-in clientele and calls for service where police attendance is not required. SUPPORT SERVICES Support Services includes operational communications (emergency 911 and non‑emergency call taking and dispatch), records and exhibit management, court liaison, finance, information technology, crime and business analysis, facilities and fleet management, training and development, communications, and cellblock operations. Support Services also delivers various community services and programs including victim services, youth intervention, restorative justice and crime prevention.

2 0 1 5 A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S • Launched the Neighbourhood Safety Campaign, a series of 15 community based forums to encourage community involvement in reporting crime and crime prevention to enhance safety and livability. • Hosted the second annual Block Watch

• Restructured business lines to provide for greater alignment of reactive and proactive response units and enhanced overall focus on crime reduction, community engagement, crime prevention and early intervention. • Conducted a series of Traffic Safety enforcement campaigns, including the “Think of Me” initiative that helps remind both parents and drivers about school zone traffic safety and the hazards of distracted driving. • Introduced Coffee with a Cop, an initiative designed to strengthen relationships and public trust by providing another opportunity for dialogue between police and the community.

• Conducted enhanced visibility and enforcement in identified trouble areas to suppress low level gang activity and related shooting conflict between rival groups. • Championed the development of the Surrey Mobilization and Resiliency Table (SMART), a risk driven response model that works in collaboration with other human service providers to identify those most at risk and seeks collaborative interventions to prevent harm. • Expanded the Vulnerable Persons Section to include a specialized mental health unit to strengthen outreach activities and assist individuals with mental health, addiction and other issues by connecting them with resources available from community agency partners.

Symposium to further engage and mobilize community residents around issues of public safety. • Held a Detachment Open House during Police Week. • Expanded the Citizens Police Academy, a ten week program designed to give residents an inside look into policing in Surrey, to include both an adult and youth stream.

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