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COMMUNITY POLICING
Community Policing
The Chilliwack Detachment provides
a wide range of policing services from
patrol and investigations to proactive
services. Operational support is
enhanced by support staff (municipal
employees, public servants and regular
members) fulfilling roles as prisoner
guards, records management clerks,
court liaisons, front counter clerks and
other administrative assistance.
Another key area of support comes from
over 161 volunteers who work out of
the downtown Wellington Community
Policing and Operational Support Office
(CPOS) which houses:
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Victim Services
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Crime Stoppers
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Block/Grow Watch
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Restorative Justice
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Citizens on Patrol
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Speed Watch
The CPOS sub-station is operated by the
Chilliwack Community Policing Society,
which receives a significant amount of
funding from the City of Chilliwack. The
Society would not be able to function
adequately without the dedication of
its volunteers. All of its employees
and volunteers are committed to
making Chilliwack a safe place to live
and work. The RCMP is very proud of
the dedication and hard work these
individuals put into helping keep the
community safe.
Crime Reduction Strategies
Intelligence lead policing is a key
element to crime reduction as it ensures
policing resources are used in a way
that will have the greatest impact on
reducing crime in the community. The
crime reduction initiative focuses on
three main tenets:
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prolific/priority offender
management
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identifying crime hotspots
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identifying crime causation factors
All calls for service are important to the
police, but as crime reduction strategies
move forward, police will focus on
developing more targeted approaches
to reducing criminal activity.
Prolific Offender Management program
The Upper Fraser Valley Regional
Detachment RCMP Prolific Offender
Management Program was launched in
Chilliwack in February 2009. It is now
a regional program which expands to
Agassiz, Harrison, Hope and Boston
Bar. The program continues to be a
success throughout the region.
The Prolific Offender Program continues
to see success. A few prolific offenders
have gained employment and some
have left the criminal lifestyle. While
some prolific offenders have felt the
extra police attention and left town for
another where they will not be known
by police, others have recognized that
they needed to leave town to start fresh
and get away from their “friends” and
the only lifestyle they have known.
Marijuana Growing Operations
In 2011, the Upper Fraser Valley
Regional Detachment RCMP Crime
Reduction Unit once again had a
targeted enforcement approach to
identifying and disrupting marijuana
growing operations.
Public and Internal Education and
Training
Public education is a key component
of our overall crime reduction strategy.
As we identify trends that are occurring
in the community, we can provide real
time information and education on
ways community members can protect
themselves and help prevent crime from
occurring.
In 2011, police also focused on the
education of members to provide
them with additional training and
development, so they have the skills
and tools needed to fulfill crime
reduction goals.
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