Welcome to the official City of Richmond Police Department Facebook page.
Welcome to our Facebook page. We encourage you to use it for purposes of getting to know our department personal, crime prevention, apprehention of criminals as well as positive community events. We would like to see your comments, please keep them appropriate and inoffensive.
COMMENT POLICY:
This is a moderated Facebook page, meaning all comments will be reviewed for appropriate content. As this site is not monitored 24/7, anyone seeking emergency assistance or reporting a crime in progress should
dial 9-1-1.
Please show respect to those you are addressing when submitting comments. Comments that include abusive or vulgar language, spam, hate speech, personal attacks or similar content will not be posted on this page. We reserve the right to determine which comments are acceptable for this page. We will however, post and attempt to comment on legitimate questions and concerns related to the mission of the Richmond Police Department.
The Police Department's mission is to protect and serve in partnership with the entire community. To achieve our mission, we must embrace the following objectives:
- Promote a community policing philosophy by encouraging and supporting citizen involvement.
- Continue to enhance the working relations with other public and private organizations throughout this community and region.
- Identify and analyze problems, explore alternatives, and provide solutions based on feedback from all of the community stakeholders.
- Acknowledge citizens as the source of our authority.
