New Brunswick Annual Report 2023

Tle'k Kwutanminaq

Te'sikiskik, Sikniktikewa'kikewaq Nuji-kla'qa'lua'tijik atikneta'jik, panuijkatmnew aqq naqa'tunew o'pla'tekemk. Nuji-kla'qa'lua'tijik jiko'taqatijik aqq enqa'la'tijik wenik kulaman ma' kepaqsayjimkuti'k, nikana'tu'tij tel-panuijkatmumk tel-piskwa'q wini-mpisun ntui'skasiktn wutank aqq apoqnmua'tijik nutqo'ltijik ta'n kitnma'tilijik, ketu' apoqntmek wula'siktn ta'n telo'ltimk. Nuji-kla'qa'lua'tijik keknue'k ta'n tel-lukuti'tij katu kulaman wul-pmiatew koqoey, nuta'tij apoqnmasuti wejiaq wutanl ta'n etl-lukutijik, pilue'l nuji-kla'qa'lua'timkl aqq wunaqapemuaq. Maw-lukuti'k, kisa'tesnu ta'n koqoey nuta'q maliaptasin Sikniktik: kulaman ne'kaw wla'sitew teli-anko'tmumkl aqq teli-westawikl wutanl aqq wulkaqnitew wikimk Sikniktik.

Wiciyawtomuhpon Ewikultiyeq

Ehtahsi Kiskahk, Nuci tqonkehcik yut nkitahkomikumon New Brunswick, sikoluhkhotuwok, kat tehpu 'kiluwapotomuniya memhuwi wapololuhkhotimok kenoq ona 'toqeci 'kolamatomuniya wapololuhkhotimok. 'Cipotuk tan tuci 'cuwi 'conelawa yuhut wosami kakawoqittucik, 'qeci nikani wewisiniya mesq petankuwetasikil wiwoneskahsuwikol awtik, kosona tehpu 'qeci 'qolopehlaniya yukt ewasisuwici mace wapolitahasulticik, nekayiw tehc wolluhkhotipon. Woli kcicihtasu nuci tqonkehcik ehcuwoluhkatomuhtit, ntahcuwapeman tena psiw etoluhkeweq naka psiw witoluhkemeq qaskuwiktaqiyil. Mawoluhkhotimok, komac ksahsonuwiw, 'kisihc mawi wicuhketomonen 'sankewawsuwakon yut nkitahkomikumon New Brunswick.

Did you know?

The New Brunswick RCMP employs 1,432 people ^{footnote 1} (1016 Regular Members, 416 Non-uniformed employees).

Demographic breakdown of employees ^{footnote 2}

• 43% are female employees
• 4.66% are Indigenous employees/Regular Members
• 3.53% are racially diverse employees
• 1.53% are employees with diverse abilities
• 81% are bilingual employees

$208-million spent by the New Brunswick RCMP in fiscal year 2023. The majority is invested back into New Brunswick communities by:

• Employees who pay taxes, own properties, purchase goods and services and donate to local charities
• RCMP purchases of equipment and supplies

Top 10 occurrences - 2023

1. Moving traffic - speeding violations (14,541)
2. Other non-moving traffic (9,414)
3. Mental Health Act (5,676)
4. Suspicious person/vehicle/property (5,661)
5. Other moving traffic violations (5,564)
6. Wellbeing check (5,205)
7. Crime prevention (5,156)
8. Assistance to general public (5,112)
9. False/abandoned 911 calls (4,608)
10. Traffic collisions - property damage, reportable (4,113)

Top 10 Criminal Code Offences - 2023

1. Assault (3,248)
2. Mischief - obstruct enjoyment of property (3,173)
3. Mischief - Damage to property (3,160)
4. Other theft under $5000 (2,970)
5. Disturbing the peace/Causing a disturbance (2,241)
6. Uttering threats against a person (2,126)
7. Theft under or equal to $5000 from a motor vehicle (1,649)
8. Fraud (money/property/security) less than or equal to $5000 (1,441)
9. Theft under or equal to $5000 - shoplifting (1,425)
10. Operation while impaired (alcohol)/over 80mg% of Motor Vehicle (1,160)

Indigenous Policing

Major Crime Unit

In September of 2023, a 27-year-old man from Moncton, New Brunswick, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the 2019 deaths of Bernard and Rose-Marie Saulnier. The investigation began on September 7, 2019, when the bodies of 78-year-old Bernard Saulnier and 74-year-old Rose-Marie Saulnier were found in their home on Amirault Street in Dieppe. The investigation was exceptionally complex, and involved a number of specialized units and teams whose exhaustive work and dedication over the course of four years, brought justice to the Saulnier family.

Underwater Recovery Team

In 2023, the New Brunswick RCMP's Underwater Recovery Team (URT) was deployed on five different occasions to assist with searching for missing persons and drowning victims. On a separate occasion, they were deployed to recover a submerged vehicle that had been reported stolen. The Underwater Recovery Team is a crucial specialized team that has the ability to investigate a broad scope of incidents on and under the water, and in many cases, is able to recover victims and bring closure to families. This year, the Underwater Recovery Team welcomed four new members; two of which have successfully passed training at the National Underwater Recovery Team Center in Nanaimo, British Columbia, and two that are currently undergoing the training.

Preventable fatalities

65.4% of fatal crashes involved impairment or not wearing a seatbelt

• Buckle up
• Drive sober
• Follow the speed limit
• Put down your phone

Traffic enforcement

In 2023, we continued to focus on targeting unsafe driving behaviours.

• 40,129 vehicles checked
• 1,155 checkstops
• 442 roadside suspensions
• 16,746 tickets issued

Federal Policing quick facts

• 180 federally-funded employees working across the province

Federal Intelligence Program

Intelligence officers, Intelligence analysts and support analysts produce tactical, operational and strategic intelligence specific to various portfolios in support of the RCMP's Federal Policing Priorities

Federal Operations Support Services

mandate to support federal and provincial operations while serving internal clients, and external partners

Federal Policing Investigators

are responsible for investigating matters which fall under the RCMP's federal mandate, serious and organized crime and matters of National Security

The Border Integrity unit

is responsible for patrolling over 513km of international land border between the United States and Canada, including the international water boundary line located in the Bay of Fundy. Our Border Integrity unit is mandated with investigating Federal offences relating to the border and actively engages with other law enforcement agencies from Canada and the US, in order to share intelligence and information with our national and international Border Integrity partners

Digital Forensic Services

provides technological investigative support to RCMP units, other police forces and law enforcement agencies, for crimes facilitated by digital devices or computers, including collecting, analyzing and providing information and criminal intelligence to requesting units; on-site electronic media examination/analysis; providing expert testimony in court proceedings

Explosive Disposal Unit

responds to incidents throughout all of New Brunswick relating to unwanted, abandoned or illegal possession of commercial explosives; improvised explosive devices and booby trap devices sometimes found at illegal drug operations; high-level VIP visits for explosives, and clearances of buildings and automobiles

Police Dog Services

Police Dog Services provides investigative support to RCMP Units, and partner police and law enforcement agencies. RCMP dogs are crossed-trained for narcotics or explosives detection, as well as:

• Search and rescue operations
• Locating missing persons
• Tracking suspects and searching crime scenes
• VIP protection
• Firearms detection

Emergency Response Team

The Emergency Response Team is a group of highly-trained RCMP members capable of employing specialized weapons, equipment and tactics to resolve extremely high-risk situations, including:

• Armed and barricaded persons
• High-risk searches and arrests
• Aircraft or marine interventions
• Rural tracking operations
• VIP and witness protection duties
• Covert surveillance and intelligence gathering

Forensic Identification Services

Forensic Identification Services provides support to frontline police officers across New-Brunswick. Responsibilities include:

• Identifying and collecting exhibits
• Forensic facial imaging
• Bloodstain pattern analysis
• Detecting, examining, recording, collecting and preserving physical, biological, and/or other trace evidence that can be sent for scientific analysis

Tactical Services Group

The Tactical Services Group team is a group of regular members who deploy for tactical or critical functions such as:

• Major incidents requiring a public order response
• Riots and unlawful assemblies
• Rapid deployment for natural or human caused emergencies
• Supplemental resources for major event policing and community safety patrols

Crisis Negotiation Team

The Crisis Negotiation Team is composed of highly-motivated regular members with above-average interviewing, communicating and listening skills who provide crisis intervention in:

• Hostage takings
• Kidnappings
• Barricaded persons
• Emotionally distraught individuals

Indigenous Policing Section

The Indigenous Policing Section is part of a broader national initiative to promote community safety and reconciliation with indigenous communities. The Indigenous Policing Section is responsible for:

• Developing and implementing strategies that promote the safety and well-being of Indigenous people
• Collaborating with Indigenous communities to address crime prevention, community safety, and victim services
• Provides cultural awareness training to RCMP members
• Works closely with Community Program Officers in Indigenous communities

Operational Readiness and Response

The Operational Readiness and Response group provides a central point of contact for emergency management and incident response across the RCMP.

• One central secretariat at RCMP National Headquarters in Ottawa
• Works with frontline members across the country
• Helps to provide a coordinated and timely response to any emergency

Tactical Training Section

The Tactical Training Section provides more than 25 different advanced tactical and weapons training courses to police officers across the country. The training courses include:

• Emergency Response Team Program
• Underwater Recovery Team Program
• National Officer Safety Program

Tactical Traffic Enforcement Unit

The New Brunswick Tactical Traffic Enforcement Unit's main objectives are to improve road safety on New Brunswick Highways through:

• Seatbelt Enforcement
• Distracted Driving Enforcement
• Aggressive Driving Enforcement
• Impaired Driving Enforcement
• Criminal Interdiction

Forensic Collision Analysis Team

The Forensic Collision Analysis Team is a forensic support service specializing in technical investigations into motor vehicle collisions. Collision Analysts and Reconstructionists:

• Provide expert technical evidence
• Apply forensic investigative techniques to motor vehicle, commercial vehicle, pedestrian, motorcycle, bicycle, and other types of collisions
• Assist investigators and courts in the interpretation of collision scenes

Underwater Recovery Team

The Underwater Recovery Team provides assistance on a wide variety of police operations that require underwater investigation, including:

• Missing persons
• Evidence retrieval
• Search and recovery

Innovation and Crime Reduction Unit

The Innovation and Crime Reduction Unit's Community Program Officers provide a local police connection between the RCMP and the community, and work in direct support to law enforcement by undertaking various crime prevention and reduction activities such as:

• Delivering education and awareness presentations and programs to schools and the larger community, specific to issues of crime and victimization
• Carrying out early intervention and diversion programs with vulnerable populations to reduce future recidivism
• Engaging communities in various crime prevention initiatives and participating in Violence Threat Risk Assessments
• Undertaking collaborative initiatives in relation to Intimate Partner Violence

Operational Communications Centre

Operational Communications Centre Operators are front-line law enforcement support personnel, dedicated to the safety of the public and the front-line members they serve. The Operational Communications Centre also includes:

• Telephone Response Team - non-urgent call takers that triage and redirect calls for service to the Operational Communications Centre and call-back unit
• Call Back Unit - provides a timely police response to non-urgent calls for service where the issue can be resolved over the phone
• Risk Managers Unit - regular members embedded in the Operational Communications Centre to ensure there is an immediate and strategic police leadership, and support for our frontline operations in all matters of police and public safety