Satellite city view for Richmond, Virginia, Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, and the RVA metro with live police, fire, EMS, traffic, camera, medevac or police helicopter, and detailed incident markers.
Active public incidents with the clearest urgency, multi-source confirmation, or public safety impact.
Public source reports Shooting Reported near 800 GEORGIANA CT.
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Public source reports Shooting (Person Shot), Just Occurred / in Progress near 1300 N 19TH ST.
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Public source reports Stabbing, Just Occurred / in Progress near 2600 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
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Public source reports Overdose/Poisoning, Just Occurred near 300 W LEIGH ST.
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Public source reports Fire Standby, Venue near 400 N 3RD ST.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate - EMS near 4800 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
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Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
Public source reports Drug-Lapse Exchange Detected near Rocky Falls Court, Kenbrook, VA 23120.
Public source reports Fraud /Forgery Incident, Dpr Call - Take A Report near 400 N 9TH ST.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 7000 FOREST HILL AVE.
Public source reports Disturbance near 6000 IRON BRIDGE RD.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 700 E FRANKLIN ST.
Public source reports Larceny near 9200 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports Burglar Alarm, Investigate near 3800 W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 4401 STONEWALL AVE.
Public source reports Wanted Person, Investigate near E GRACE ST/N 19TH ST RICH.
Public source reports 8:22 AM near 300 Block ENGLESIDE DR.
Public source reports 12:12 AM near NINE MILE RD / GORDON LN.
Public source reports 8:31 AM near 00 Block E LABURNUM AVE.
Public source reports 4:23 AM near 2400 Block BROCKWAY LN.
Public source reports 8:05 AM near 2300 Block MARVIN DR.
Public source reports 8:11 AM near 4300 Block GREYBULL DR.
Public source reports 8:13 AM near SADDLEHORSE PL / FOX DOWNS DR.
Public source reports Suspicious Situation near 12500 HURDSTROM DR.
Public source reports Standby near 403 N 3RD ST, RICHMOND, VA.
Public source reports Tree Obstruction On Walton Lake Road near Walton Lake Road, Disputanta, VA 23842.
Public source reports PD Response for CRA near 16000 ROCKY FALLS CT.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 567 North Parham Road, Tuckahoe, VA 23229. First reported 11 min ago.
Public source reports EMS Call near 2400 CHARING CROSS LOOP.
Public source reports EMS Call near 6800 LUCY CORR BLVD.
Public source reports Medical Event - Breathing Problem near 405 Mango Court, Richmond, VA 23223.
Public source reports Medical Event near 9782 Gayton Road, Henrico, VA 23238.
Public source reports Medical Event near 9610 Wendhurst Drive, Glen Allen, VA 230606300.
Public source reports Medical Event near 411 Gayton Road, Tuckahoe, VA 23229.
Public source reports Medical Event near 11424 Rosemont Drive, Rockville, VA 23146.
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A juvenile is dead and a man has been charged after a hit-and-run incident on West Broad Street in Henrico Saturday morning.
One woman is dead and one man is facing several charges after a medical emergency response in Henrico County Friday evening.
The Richmond Police Department (RPD) has launched Operation Safe Summer (OSS) to reduce violent crime and improve public safety throughout Richmond.
Wounded Warrior Project cyclists passed through Richmond Saturday on a 1,000-mile ride from Jacksonville, Florida to Ground Zero in New York City.
Signal RVA is a public Richmond metro live police, fire, traffic, and emergency incident map that turns active calls and public signal into clear public updates. It is built for residents who want fast context without raw private feeds or operator mechanics.
The best police scanner depends on the radio system in your city or county. For many metro areas, shoppers should research scanners that support the local trunked system, P25 digital voice, simulcast performance, and any fire or EMS channels they care about. Encrypted channels cannot be decoded by a consumer scanner, so check a radio database and local agency policy before buying hardware.
The public can often listen to lawfully available, unencrypted public-safety radio traffic or official/public feeds. Access varies by agency, state, feed host, and radio system. Signal RVA uses public summaries and official listen links or embeds only when they are allowed, and it does not publish private playback URLs, captured cookies, or restricted streams.
You can listen to some police, fire, EMS, rail, and aviation feeds on a phone through official agency pages, public feed directories, or scanner apps. Availability is uneven. Feeds may be delayed, offline, removed, or limited, and encrypted traffic will not be available through an app. Signal RVA is designed to provide Richmond context even when audio is unavailable.
In the United States, listening to lawfully available unencrypted radio is generally different from misusing a scanner, using it while committing a crime, intercepting restricted communications, or rebroadcasting restricted audio. State laws vary. In Virginia, for example, the law specifically addresses possession or use of a police-radio receiving device while committing certain crimes. This is not legal advice, check current law and local rules before relying on a scanner.
To find police activity near your neighborhood, start with official active-call pages, city or county police alerts, fire and EMS public incident pages, local news, traffic cameras, and agency social channels. In Richmond, Signal RVA combines public active-call context, map precision labels, source counts, nearby cameras, and update times so residents can see what is happening without needing raw scanner traffic.
Raw 911 call audio is usually not a live public search product. Some jurisdictions publish call-for-service summaries, incident logs, active calls, or public records, and some 911 audio may be available later through a lawful records request with redactions. Signal RVA focuses on public summaries and does not publish private tactical notes, personal details, or restricted audio.
Richmond's crime rate should be read from official annual or weekly crime-stat sources, not from a live incident map alone. The FBI Crime Data Explorer is useful for standardized annual comparisons, while Richmond Police publish local crime-stat and incident information for more current city context. Signal RVA shows live public-safety activity, which is not the same thing as an official crime-rate report.