RPD landing pillars

Reducing Violent Crime

Reducing violent crime, as well as fear of victimization, is essential to the development and sustainability of healthy and vibrant communities.

Crime, particularly violent crime, negatively impacts social and economic development and public health. Victims of crime suffer physical and emotional trauma that adversely affects their quality of life. Violent crime disrupts ordinary business operations and places undue strain on public resources and services. Combatting violent crime is at the forefront of our education, engagement, and enforcement efforts.

• What is violent crime (homicides, sex offenses, aggravated assault, aggravated assault involving firearms, robbery from business and person)
• Intelligence-led strategies
  • Repeat crime locations and repeat offenders
  • Quality-of-life problems (street racing, trespassing, etc.)
• Collaboration
  • National Public Safety Partnership
• Education: Firearm safety
• Enforcement:
  • Drugs, guns, gang activity
  • Safer streets
  • Motor vehicle crashes
  • Motor vehicle larcenies

Increasing Community Engagement

Community engagement is essential to developing collaborative solutions to shared problems. Through constructive dialogue with community organizations and houses of faith, RPD seeks to increase mutual respect and trust to strengthen our relationships with the community.

We are dedicated to engaging in crucial conversations in our community to embrace varied perspectives while focusing on our common goals. Our focused efforts to engage Raleigh youth represent our intentional investment in our future leaders.

A few of our key programs include:

• ACORNS
• I-CARE

And some of our key initiatives are:

• Raleigh Youth Summit
• Coffee with a Cop
• Faith and Blue
• National Night Out

Investing in Employee Wellness

Our employees are often asked to overcome extraordinary problems in stressful and emotionally charged circumstances. That’s why we need to focus on our employees’ well-being.

WHY?

• Employee wellness is essential to maintaining a responsive and engaged workforce.
• Officer wellness initiatives increase retention and recruitment efforts to ensure operational readiness.

WHAT?

• Robust wellness program includes physical, mental, spiritual, and financial support, with the inclusion of family members.

Some of our key initiatives include:

• Teddy the Therapy Dog
• Families Behind the Badge
• Vascular screenings
• Peer support