Policing Priorities in Raymond – We Want Your Input

Help Shape Community Safety in Raymond

Raymond is a safe and growing community. As we continue to grow, Town Council wants to ensure our policing services reflect the priorities and expectations of our residents and businesses.

The Town currently receives policing services from:

• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – providing frontline policing, criminal investigations, emergency response, and traffic enforcement.

• Ridge Regional Public Safety Peace Officers (RRPSPO) – providing local bylaw enforcement, traffic safety, community patrols, and proactive community engagement.

Council reviews policing priorities annually and provides direction to both agencies. Your feedback will help guide those priorities for the upcoming year.

Why Your Input Matters

Municipalities are responsible for working with policing partners to establish local policing priorities. While the RCMP is provincially administered, Council can identify local focus areas that matter most to Raymond residents.

As Raymond grows, it is important that our policing services:

• Support public safety

• Protect property and businesses

• Maintain traffic safety

• Promote community well-being

• Use taxpayer dollars responsibly

We want to hear from you.

Current Policing Activity – High-Level Overview

RCMP (Criminal Policing & Emergency Response)

The RCMP respond to criminal matters, traffic collisions, provincial offences, and emergency calls.

Recent quarterly reporting shows:

• Ongoing Criminal Code investigations across persons and property offences

• Dozens of property crime files in a single quarter

• Regular motor vehicle collisions

• Continued traffic enforcement activity

• Mental health and domestic-related calls form a consistent portion of the workload

RRPSSC Community Peace Officers (Bylaw & Traffic Enforcement)

Community Peace Officers focus primarily on traffic enforcement, municipal bylaws, and community safety concerns.

2025 year-end reporting indicates:

• Several hundred formal reports were generated regionally

• Thousands of dispatch (CAD) events recorded

• Traffic enforcement represents the largest portion of the workload

• Unsightly premises and animal control complaints are recurring issues

• Steady public contact through phone calls and emails each month

For Raymond specifically, enforcement activity regularly includes:

• Unsightly property files

• Animal control matters (including dogs at large)

• Parking and traffic-related complaints

RCMP Community Priorities Plan (2026–2027)

Alberta RCMP detachments are moving to a new Community Priorities Plan for the 2026–2027 cycle.

Under this model:

1. Council consults residents.

2. The Detachment Commander develops an operational plan.

3. Up to three community policing priorities are finalized and monitored.

Council’s responsibility is to bring forward clearly identified local concerns.

What Should Be Raymond’s RCMP Priorities?

Considering the current workload, please tell us:

• What public safety issues concern you most?

• Should emphasis remain on road safety, property crime, visibility, or other areas?

• Are there emerging issues Council should raise?

Examples may include:

• Property crime

• Drug activity

• Traffic safety

• Youth-related concerns

• Police visibility

• Mental health-related calls

RRPSSC Community Peace Officer Priorities

Member municipalities establish three proactive enforcement priorities twice per year.

While in Raymond, Community Peace Officers proactively monitor and enforce only the three Council-approved priorities. Other matters are addressed by complaint or if observed during patrol.

What Should Be Raymond’s Three Peace Officer Priorities?

Given that traffic enforcement, unsightly properties, and animal control consistently form a large portion of local activity, which three areas should Council prioritize?

Examples include:

• Residential speed enforcement

• School zone safety

• Parking enforcement

• Unsightly property

• Animal control

• Traffic control concerns

• Increased presence in specific neighbourhoods

Understanding the Different Roles

RCMP
Responsible for criminal investigations, enforcement of federal and provincial laws, traffic collisions, and emergency response.

Community Peace Officers (CPOs)
Appointed under Alberta’s Peace Officer Act. Their authority is defined by their appointment and typically includes enforcement of:

• Traffic Safety Act and related regulations

• Selected provincial statutes

• Authorized municipal bylaws

• Animal control and unsightly premises bylaws

They do not conduct Criminal Code investigations.