2008–2009 THE YEAR IN REVIEW

2008–2009
THE YEAR
IN
REVIEW
J DIVISION
Commissioner
William J.S. Elliot
Deputy Commissioner
Steve Graham
Assistant Commissioner
Darrell LaFosse
As New Brunswickers, we are fortunate to live in one of the safest provinces in one of the safest countries in the world. However one
of the safest is not good enough. The RCMP in New Brunswick is committed to making New Brunswick the safest province in Canada
through excellence in policing.
One of the ways we will achieve this is through our crime reduction strategy. Crime reduction targets organized crime and prolific offenders who are doing the most damage in our communities. Removing those people from the streets will not only reduce crime, but the fear
of crime as well. Utilizing this strategy means that statistically there may be a short term increase in the number of crimes reported, but
over the long term crime will drop, and officers will be freed up to do more proactive policing to keep crime rates low.
Being the safest means more than reducing the rate of crime. We also want to make our roads safer. To that end, we have an enhanced
traffic plan which will increase the visibility of police on our roadways. We also are focused on the behaviour that results in the majority
of fatalities and injuries such as speeding, people refusing to wear seatbelts, and impaired driving.
I trust the 2008/2009 Year in Review will give you a brief glimpse into what the men and women of the RCMP are doing in New Brunswick and ultimately in your community to help make it safer.
To be the safest the RCMP will need to work with our partner law enforcement agencies and with the communities we serve to identify
shared priorities which will have the largest impact. I am looking forward to continuing to work with you to make New Brunswick the
safest province in Canada.
Darrell LaFosse, Assistant Commissioner
Commanding Officer, J Division
CONTACT US:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
J Division
1445 Regent Street
Fredericton, N.B., E3B 4Z8
(506) 452-3400
1-888-506-RCMP (after hours - non-emergency)
www.rcmp.ca/nb
© 2009, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Year in Review 2008–2009
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
The national RCMP priorities have remained the same for 2008/09:
Organized Crime, Terrorism, Youth, Economic Integrity and Aboriginal Communities.
Organized Crime - J Division along with Criminal Intelligence
Services New Brunswick (CISNB) conducts criminal analysis on
organized crime groups throughout New Brunswick and provides
that information to all 11 districts and the Codiac Regional Police
Force. A crime reduction pilot project initiated in Codiac in 2007
targeting prolific offenders proved to be such a success in reducing
crime that it has been, and will continue to be, rolled out throughout New Brunswick. The coordinated marihuana enforcement program and a number of major joint forces operations both inside
and outside New Brunswick have resulted in the disruption and
dismantlement of a number of organized crime groups. Targeting
prescription drug trafficking in New Brunswick remains a top priority as the RCMP continues to partner with the New Brunswick
Pharmaceutical Association and the New Brunswick Department
of Health to better share information. The coming year will see
work done to develop and promote a provincial strategy to address
internet child exploitation.
Terrorism - New Brunswick is not considered to be a significant
terrorist target. However, given New Brunswick’s location, international border security and the necessity to be constantly aware of
any possible threat is crucial. The most common criminal offences currently between the Maine and New Brunswick border is the
smuggling of drugs, alcohol, tobacco and most recently humans.
The J Division Integrated Border Enforcement team has done
significant work with partnering agencies across the border to
enhance investigational abilities.
Youth - The RCMP’s Community Program Officers (CPO’s) have
been busy over the past year working at improving relationships
between the police and youth. The goal has been to reduce the
number of youth who commit crime or who are victims of crime.
While full results are expected to take a few years to see, initially
the program has been received positively.
Economic Integrity - Globally in 2008/09 serious market fluctuations took place forcing major countries into a recession, including
Canada. In times like these, economic integrity is the most vulnerable. In order to address these concerns, J Division continued
with a proactive approach focussing on education, awareness and
enforcement to combat the criminal element. Areas of concern
continue to be telemarketing scams, identity theft, credit/debit card
skimming, counterfeit notes and money laundering.
Aboriginal Communities - The RCMP’s strategic objectives in
aboriginal communities are to provide a culturally sensitive police
service by promoting partnerships, consulting communities, implementing crime prevention initiatives, and offering career opportunities to aboriginal people. A strategic plan addressing the needs
of aboriginal communities has been drafted as a result of an analysis and consultation with partners. In the coming year it will then
be implemented throughout New Brunswick. Numerous community programs have been implemented over the past fiscal year in
various aboriginal communities. One of these included an Aboriginal Community Program Officer (ACPO) hired on the Elsipogtog First Nation.
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our accountability
The Year in Review 2008/2009 is an overview of the RCMP’s
national and provincial priorities along with some of the initiatives
that have been developed to support those priorities. The RCMP in
New Brunswick has made it its goal to make the province the safest in Canada. Under the Provincial Policing Services Agreement
the RCMP reports semi-annually to the Department of Public
Safety on provincial initiatives included in our Balanced Scorecard.
Reports are also produced on a quarterly basis on resource allocations within the Division to ensure any issues or challenges are
clearly understood by our contracting partners.
J Division’s Commanding Officer, along with the Criminal Operations Officer, are representatives on the Strategic Policing Advisory
Committee for the future of policing in New Brunswick. Consultation is ongoing through several platforms across the Province
including the RCMP Client Services Working Group, Strategic
Policing Advisory Committee and several other committees and
groups to define the changes which may be necessary to provincial and municipal policing agreements to ensure each community
receives policing services appropriate to their needs.
The RCMP Annual Performance Plan (APP) initiative in conjunction with the Annual Business Planning Cycle assists in bringing
communities together with their local RCMP to discuss local priority policing issues and develop strategies to deal with those in the
most effective way possible.
RCMP members and employees respond to tens of thousands of
calls a year in New Brunswick. Those calls for service are always
prioritized. When someone’s life is in jeopardy, they are at risk of
injury, or there is a crime in progress, people are urged to call 91-1 and the RCMP responds immediately. For those calls which
do not require an immediate response, (crimes which took place
days earlier, calls for information, etc.) the RCMP has set up a toll
free number 1-888-506-RCMP (7267). All calls are dealt with and
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responded to but they are done in a priority sequence. This is a
similar system to a hospital’s emergency room where calls are evaluated through a triage system with the most urgent cases being
dealt with first.
An excellent way to keep up to date on some of the work the RCMP
is doing in your community is to visit the RCMP New Brunswick
website. In addition to information about the RCMP policing priorities, programs and services, crime prevention, unsolved crimes,
etc., news releases are posted regularly along with public events
and initiatives. The releases can be accessed at www.rcmp.ca/nb.
Anyone can also subscribe to an e-mail alert system which sends
an e-mail alert each time a new news release is posted. There is no
charge for the service, and you can unsubscribe at any time. For
the past several years, the New Brunswick site has been the second
most visited RCMP website in the country (Recruiting is number
one) with more than half a million visits a year.
focus on new brunswick
In addition to the five national strategic priorities, the RCMP also
focuses on provincial priorities laid out by the Province of New
Brunswick. In 2008/09, these included:
Force Wellness - The Workplace Relations Program Manager was
hired this past year and to date has provided presentations to all
groups within J Division.
Combatting Organized Crime and the Drug Trade - In 2008/09,
a number of organized crime groups were dismantled or disrupted. Joint Forces Operations made a significant impact on the illegal production and distribution of drugs and contraband tobacco
in New Brunswick.
Safer Communities and Crime Reduction Strategy - ���������
The Divisional Crime Reduction Strategy attributed to a significant decrease
in ten of fourteen crime categories. Reductions were noted in robberies, break and enters, theft of motor vehicles, theft under $5000
and theft over $5000. In the Moncton area alone, property crimes
have been reduced since the implementation of the Crime Reduction Strategy. The average reduction in crime across ten categories
has been 9.28 %. Impaired driving charges have increased but
this is attributed to an increased focus on the issue. As time passes those numbers are suspected to fall as fewer people will drive
impaired knowing the consequences.
Highway Safety - Educational programs and enforcement initiatives continue to be implemented throughout the province. Our
goal continues to reduce impaired driving, increase seatbelt usage
and reduce speeding in school and construction zones. By making seatbelt usage one of the priorities, the percentage of people injured or killed in crashes due to not wearing a seatbelt has
decreased.
Joint Technological Development - The national Police Information Portal (PIP) technology with NB’s Police Information
Management and Information Technology Systems (PIMITS) continues to progress well. The POPA Web-Platform application has
been implemented to allow a seamless transfer to E-ticketing in the
future when systems are ready.
Bilingual Service Delivery - Internally, J Division has continued
to take concrete steps to create a work environment that is more
conducive to the use of both English and French by employees
in designated regions. Externally, the use of the Active Offer of
Service is one of the ways of ensuring clients receive service in the
official language of their choice. There have been no formal complaints regarding service to the public as it pertains to official languages in J Division over the past fiscal year.
Youth Oriented Community Based Programs - The Community Program Officers have been in place for more than a year and
have proven to be a valuable link between the RCMP and local
communities. CPOs are actively contributing to the reduction of
crime by educating and creating awareness thus enhancing community ability to decrease victimization and address the root causes
of crime. For instance Fraud and scam awareness, Ageless Wisdom and P.A.R.T.Y (Prevent Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth)
programs targeting businesses, seniors and youth exemplify this
aspect of the CPO role. The overall program has prepared, organized and facilitated over twelve hundred presentations to various
schools, community organizations, and businesses within the first
year of inception.
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the pOlicing landscape
Category of Employees
Regular Member
(peace officer)
442.5PROVINCIAL CONTRACT
102.5
Extended Municipal
208
Municipal
14First Nations
123Federal
6
Administration
900 Total
Civilian Member
We are now into our 77th year of providing provincial and municipal policing to the people of New
Brunswick. It was on April 1st, 1932 when the RCMP assumed the responsibilities of the Provincial
Police Force and New Brunswick became known as “J” Division within the RCMP. The first headquarters was set up in Fredericton at Old Government House. 2009 marks the 35th anniversary of
female members in the RCMP and a number of activities are planned to recognize the occasion.
In 1932, there were 127 members posted in 33 detachments throughout New Brunswick. Today,
more than 1000 people are employed by the RCMP in New Brunswick. The Force operates in 12
Districts which includes the Codiac Regional Police Force. There are 57 offices and five federal
offices throughout New Brunswick along with one Headquarters building located in Fredericton.
The Force also maintains a fleet of more than 500 vehicles which includes snowmobiles, all terrain
vehicles, motorcycles and more than 20 boats. The RCMP’s scope of operations includes Organized Crime, Terrorism, Drug Enforcement, Border Security and through National Police Services,
it provides resources to other Canadian Law enforcement agencies. 56PROVINCIAL CONTRACT
0
Extended Municipal
1
Municipal
0First Nations
19Federal
1
Administration
77 Total
Who and where we police
Public Service Employee
Area policed - 70 348.99 km2
106PROVINCIAL CONTRACT
0
Extended Municipal
2
Municipal
3First Nations
29Federal
1
Administration
142 Total
(This number differs from that of Stats Canada. The
total Sq. Km. was taken from past Planning research.)
Population policed - 516,738 people
(70.78% of N.B. population)
RCMP Services for your community
Aboriginal and Diversity Policing
Auxiliary Constable Program
Air Services Branch
Alternate Dispute Resolution
Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC)
Coastal / Airport Watch
Collision Analyst/Reconstruction
Commercial Crime Section
Community Policing
Crime Intervention (Hostage) Negotiator
Criminal Intelligence Branch
Customs and Excise
D.A.R.E
Drug Enforcement
Highway Traffic Law Enforcement
Division Staff Relations Representative (DSRR)
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Emergency Response Team (ERT)
Explosives Disposal Unit (EDU)
Fitness/Health and Lifestyle Advisor
Forensic Identification Services
Ground Search and Rescue
Health Services
Immigration and Passport
In-Service Training Courses
Information Technology (Informatics)
Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET)
Integrated Proceeds of Crime (IPOC)
Internal Investigation Section
Major Incident Commander
Major/Serious Crime Investigations
Media Relations/Communication Specialists
Member / Employee Assistance Program
National Security Intelligence Section (NSIS)
Recruiting
Operational Communication Centre
Operational & Financial Administration
Police Dog Services
Polygraph (Truth Verification Section)
Security Engineering - Lock Specialist
Security Systems - VIP & Building Security
Special “I” - Electronic surveillance
Special “O” - Covert physical surveillance
Tactical Troop
Technological Crime/Criminal Internet Misuse
Traffic Services
Underwater Recovery Team (URT)
Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS)
criminal stats
FINancial report
Criminal Activity
RCMP jurisdiction only
2007
2008
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS
Homicides
Offences related to death
Robbery
Extortion
Criminal Harassment
Uttering Threats
Assaults (excluding sexual assault)
Sexual Assault
Other Sexual Offences
Kidnapping/Hostage/Abduction
TOTAL
7
25
93
7
219
1 647
3 262
262
97
38
5 657
1
22
63
10
294
1 829
3 699
404
159
42
6 523
5 422
133
1 067
239
1 004
2 578
301
5 156
15 900
5 281
163
972
281
1 063
2 622
306
5 127
15 815
44
355
183
221
6 669
7 472
29 029
33
347
181
290
7 153
8 004
30 342
206
773
411
13
9
1 449
2 861
205
716
406
21
21
1 579
2 948
19 006
1 211
957
21 174
20 231
1 120
965
22 316
9,529
2 270
11 859
2 922
79
1 607
5 789
3 039
9
131
43
22 496
57
1 491
6 143
3 175
5
128
44
25 824
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Theft Under $5000
Theft Over $5000
Theft of Motor Vehicle
Possession of Stolen Goods
Frauds
Break and Enter
Arson
Mischief to Property
TOTAL
OTHER CRIMINAL CODE
Public Order
Offensive Weapons
Morals
Corruption (including public mischief)
All Other Criminal
TOTAL
TOTAL CRIMINAL CODE
FEDERAL
Drug Enforcement - Production
Drug Enforcement - Possession
Drug Enforcement - Trafficking
Drug Enforcement - Other
Laundering Proceeds
General
TOTAL
PROVINCIAL STATUTES
Provincial (excluding traffic)
Liquor Act
Municipal Bylaws (excluding traffic)
TOTAL
TRAFFIC
Provincial Traffic
Traffic Offences - Other
COLLISIONS
Fatal Collisions - Traffic
Injury Collisions - Traffic
Reported Damage - Traffic
Non-reported Damage - Traffic
Off-Road Vehicle - Fatal Collision
Off-Road Vehicle - Injury Collision
Off-Road Vehicle - Property Damage
TOTAL
Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing (CCAP)
Aboriginal Policing
$2 189 630
Provincial/Territorial Policing
$78 538 540
Municipal
$22 064 655
$102 792 825
TOTAL
Direct Expenditures
Federal and International Operations
Protective Policing Services
Community, Contract and
Aboriginal Policing
$16 418 403
$352 151
$102 792 825
Criminal Intelligence
$1 454 043
Technical Policing Operations
$2 317 950
National Police Services
Internal Services
TOTAL
$277 780
$3 925 303
$127 538 455
Source: PROS Occurrence Stats (All Violations) dated 2009-02-02 for year 2008 and, 2008-02-01 for year 2007.
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THE YEAR AHEAD
During its fall strategic planning session, members of J Division’s
senior management team along with representatives from across
the RCMP in New Brunswick established a goal to carry the Force
forward over the next few years, “To be the safest province in Canada through excellence in policing”. This will be accomplished by
continuing to utilize the Crime Reduction Strategy to target organized crime and prolific offenders. Initially, some crime rates are
expected to go up as prolific offenders are arrested and charged.
In the long run, crime rates are expected to drop as is the fear of
crime. The addition of criminal analyst positions throughout New
Brunswick will assist in identifying trends and making connections
with crimes thus leading to more arrests and charges.
For 2009/2010, the RCMP will continue to address the national
and provincial strategic priorities of Youth, Aboriginal Communities, Organized Crime, Terrorism and Economic Integrity. We have
also worked together to identify two new provincial strategic priorities. These are the Crime Reduction Strategy and Off Road Vehicle Act. The success of our Community Programs Officers has
not only contributed to the crime reduction strategy but it has also
enhanced our victim services programs. Assuming leadership in
community engagement and mobilization, the CPOs are active participants in community-led, police supported initiatives within their
respective communities. Such initiatives include: Neighborhood
Watch, Youth Advisory Committees, Youth Engagement Forums,
Community Consultative Groups, and School-based Restorative
Justice processes.
In addition to national and provincial priorities, the RCMP will
continue to work with communities to address local priorities.
While each community is different, common concerns include
highway safety, all-terrain vehicle violations and illegal drug use.
The Congrés Mondial Acadien in the Acadian Peninsula will be a
major event in the summer of 2009 attracting tens of thousands
of people. A temporary RCMP detachment in Tracadie-Sheila with
additional members from across New Brunswick will assist the
police in dealing with any issues which may arise.
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The Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010 will require additional
police resources from other provinces including New Brunswick.
Plans are in place to ensure the impact on front-line policing services in New Brunswick will be minimal
New Brunswick’s first gaming casino is expected to open in Moncton in 2010. A Gaming Unit has been created in partnership with
the Province of New Brunswick to deal with regulatory, enforcement and other gaming issues.
Clearly there will be challenges over the coming year but the RCMP
in New Brunswick is committed to acting on the priorities laid out
by the various levels of government with the aim of making New
Brunswick the safest province in Canada. This will further improve
the quality of life in the province and ensure safe homes and safe
communities.