Miramichi Police Force Community Safety Action Plan
With integrity and respect, we protect Miramichi by building trust, ensuring safety, and serving through progressive, community driven policing.
Overview
Community concerns: homelessness, addiction, and perceived rise in crime
Crime levels remain stable, but perception impacts sense of safety
Strategic focus on proactive policing, collaboration, and innovation
Patrol Division – Current Efforts
24-hour citywide coverage and visibility
Focused engagement with residents and businesses
Commitment to early intervention and prevention
Foot Patrols
Targeted presence in high-traffic and problem-prone areas
Builds approachability and trust through visibility
Strengthens community connection and reassurance
Target Policing Group
Officers volunteering on scheduled time off
Concentrated patrols in priority areas
Combines visibility with focused enforcement
Electric Bike Program
Quiet, discreet patrols across all terrains
Enhances access to trails, waterfronts, and parks
Expansion with two additional bikes underway
Drone Program
Expands patrol reach and efficiency
Provides aerial awareness in hard-to-access areas
Upcoming spotlight upgrade and new operator training planned
Mobile Crisis Partnership
Joint response with mental health professionals
On-scene assessment and de-escalation
Connects individuals to support services rather than enforcement alone
Broader ScopeIntegrated Enforcement Unit
Partnership with RCMP, Public Safety and other law enforcement agencies throughout the province and Inter-provincially.
Focus on large-scale drug trafficking and organized networks.
Cultivates sources and conducts major investigations.
Numerous arrests involving drug and weapons seizures.
Supports local safety by disrupting the flow of drugs and weapons in to the community.
Proposed Additional Implimentations
Community Safety Action Team
Prolific Offender Management Initiative
Neighborhood Watch Program
Community Safety Action Team (CSAT)
Dedicated proactive unit integrating enforcement and outreach
Focus on drug activity, property crime, and disorder
Strengthens partnerships with social agencies and service providers
Prolific Offender Management Initiative
Concentrates efforts on repeat and high-impact offenders.
Combines targeted enforcement with support opportunities.
Aligns Police, Probation Services, Crown Prosecutors and social partners under shared accountability.
Neighbourhood Watch Program
Expanding community involvement in prevention
Encourages residents and businesses to report concerns early
Builds partnership between community and police through visibility, communication, and collaboration
Reinforces shared responsibility for safety and reassurance
