New Brunswick Annual Report 2024

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 1,279 people ^{footnote 1} (903 Regular Members, 376 Non-uniformed employees).

Demographic breakdown of employees ^{footnote 2}

• 43.4% are female employees
• 4.46% are Indigenous employees/Regular Members
• 3.91% are racially diverse employees
• 1.52% are employees with diverse abilities
• 68.1% are bilingual employees

$234-million spent by the New Brunswick RCMP in fiscal year 2024. 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 - 2024

1. Moving traffic - speeding violations (15,363)
2. Other non-moving traffic (8,325)
3. Mental Health Act (6,084)
4. Suspicious person/vehicle/property (6,008)
5. Other moving traffic violations (5,699)
6. Assistance to general public (5,375)
7. Wellbeing check (4,995)
8. False/abandoned 911 calls (4,746)
9. False alarms (4,608)
10. Traffic collisions - property damage, reportable (4,394)

Top 10 Criminal Code Offences - 2024

1. Assault (3,186)
2. Mischief - Damage to property (2,903)
3. Mischief - obstruct enjoyment of property (2,766)
4. Disturbing the peace/Causing a disturbance (2,405)
5. Other theft under $5000 (2,349)
6. Uttering threats against a person (1,971)
7. Fraud (money/property/security) less than or equal to $5000 (1,581)
8. Theft under or equal to $5000 from a motor vehicle (1,334)
9. Theft under or equal to $5000 - shoplifting (1,303)
10. Operation while impaired (alcohol)/over 80mg% of Motor Vehicle (1,187)

Fundraising initiatives

In 2024, RCMP detachments across New Brunswick once again came together during the holiday season to host several “Stuff a Cruiser” fundraising events in support of local shelters and food banks. Through the generosity of community members and the dedication of our RCMP personnel, nearly $16,500 was raised and dozens of police cruisers were filled with food donations. These contributions were distributed to local shelters and food banks throughout the province, helping individuals and families who may have been struggling during the holiday season. We thank our members for their commitment to spreading holiday cheer and making a meaningful difference in the lives of those most in need.

Community engagement sessions

In 2024, the New Brunswick RCMP hosted a total of 20 community engagement sessions across the province. These sessions provided an important opportunity for our members to connect directly with the people they serve, fostering open discussions, sharing ideas, addressing concerns, and answering questions. By creating space for dialogue and collaboration, these sessions helped strengthen relationships between the RCMP and local communities, while supporting our shared goal of shaping safer, stronger communities for everyone.

Preventable fatalities

66.7% 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 2024, we continued to focus on targeting unsafe driving behaviours.

• 27,989 vehicles checked
• 1,017 checkstops
• 388 roadside suspensions
• 16,464 tickets issued

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
• VIP and witness protection duties
• Covert surveillance and intelligence gathering
• Rural tracking operations

Forensic Identification Services

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

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

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:/p>

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

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

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