Policing priorities in Newfoundland and Labrador
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In Newfoundland and Labrador, the RCMP has three Districts:
- East District
- Superintendent (Officer in charge) and 2 Staff Sergeants which are District Advisory Non-Commissioned Officers (DANCOs) (16 detachments).
- West District
- Superintendent (Officer in charge) and 2 Staff Sergeants which are DANCOs (15 Detachments).
- Labrador District
- Inspector (Officer in charge) and 2 Staff Sergeants which are DANCOs (11 Detachments). We now have 42 stand-alone detachments each with its own Non-Commissioned Officer Detachment commander.
Traffic services
Traffic collisions are the leading cause of death among Canadian youth and impaired driving is the leading criminal cause of death in Canada.
Providing safe highways to the citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador is a priority of not only the B Division Traffic Services Unit, but for every RCMP Officer posted to this province. The "Mission" of our Traffic Services Program is to always work to Improve Public Safety on our Highways, and our "Vision" is to have the safest roads in the world. We will achieve these results by focusing our educational and enforcement efforts on high risk driving activities which lead to death and injuries, such as the non-use of occupant restraints, driving while impaired, intersection violations, and aggressive driving. The B Division Traffic Services Unit has worked together with RCMP officers from across the Province to tackle this problem and our efforts are showing positive results with a steady reduction in the numbers of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who are being killed and seriously injured annually on our highways.
Family violence
Family violence is an ongoing provincial strategic priority for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is defined as physical, sexual, emotional and/or psychological abuse of a partner, child, elderly person, or person in a dating relationship.
Whether it is happening to a youth being victimized through the internet, a spousal assault, child abuse, teen suicides or elder abuse, the response is a priority to all RCMP members in this province.
Each of the RCMP's eleven districts throughout Newfoundland and Labrador focus on their priority family violence issue and implement strategies to prevent this crime. These district plans have already reduced assault complaints in several communities, increased prosecutions of domestic assaults, increased patrols of trouble areas and initiated Emergency Protection Orders.
The district plans have enhanced awareness in schools and with partners through senior abuse awareness, bullying and dating violence presentations. Some of our family violence initiatives include suicide prevention programs for high-risk Labrador communities and suicide prevention training for Labrador members. This has resulted in reduced suicide rates in Labrador. RCMP members also work closely with the Voice Against Violence committees throughout the province.
The RCMP has also implemented Amber Alert. It is a voluntary, cooperative program that sends an emergency alert to the public when a child has been abducted and it is believed that his/her life is in grave danger. It can only be activated by a member of the RCMP/RNC who is an authorized user and is only used for serious child abduction cases.
For more information on family violence and intimate partner abuse contact the RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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