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 (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 Residential Structure Fire near 321 White Walnut Road, Louisa County, VA 23093.
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Public source reports Medical Event: Difficulty Breathing near 5842 Retriever Road, Chesterfield, VA 23237.
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Public source reports Trash Fire, Dumpster near 1400 CLARKSON RD.
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Public source reports Brush - Brush Fire near 4000 MOSELEY RD.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), UNKNOWN PROBLEM/PERSON DOWN near 1000 ST JAMES ST.
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Public source reports Grass Fire near 1404 CLARKSON RD, RICHMOND, VA.
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Public source reports Outside Fire near 4064 MOSELEY RD, MOSELEY, VA.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm Hazard Class Special near 7420 Ranco Road, Richmond, VA 23228.
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Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
Public source reports Motor Vehicle Accident-WITH INJ near KINGSDALE RD / ROUTE 1.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1200 W 48TH ST. First reported 54 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near KINGSDALE RD / ROUTE 1, NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA. First reported 25 min ago.
Public source reports Medical Transfer On Lee Davis Road near 8139 Lee-Davis Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Transfer On Adley Road near 9495 Atlee Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116.
Public source reports Psychiatric Emergency near 130 Wilson Avenue, Highland Springs, VA 23223.
Public source reports Drug-Lapse Exchange Detected near Rocky Falls Court, Kenbrook, VA 23120.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near KINGSDALE RD / ROUTE 1. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 9631 West Broad Street, Innsbrook, VA 23060. First reported 30 min ago.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Other Agency or Department near 2500 ROBERT MOORE CIR.
Public source reports Hotspot-Curve, with Flashing Blue Lights near 1000 N 26TH ST.
Public source reports LARCENY, DPR Call - Take A Report near 1000 HIOAKS RD.
Public source reports Assist EMS, Other (See Remarks) near 1100 GERMAN SCHOOL RD.
Public source reports Public Service near 2500 CHERRYTREE LN.
Public source reports Missing Person, Take A Report (Field Unit Required) - EMS near 1000 ST JAMES ST.
Public source reports Person Down, Investigate near 2300 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
Public source reports Occp Structure or Veh, Investigate / Non - EMS near 4700 LOUISIANA ST.
Public source reports LARCENY, DPR Call - Take A Report near E CARY ST/S 14TH ST RICH.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Investigate near 3800 MASTIN LN.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 7000 FOREST HILL AVE.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 4400 FOREST HILL AVE.
Public source reports 12:12 AM near NINE MILE RD / GORDON LN.
Public source reports 8:58 AM near 6000 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports 9:21 AM near 400 Block MEBANE ST.
Public source reports 8:31 AM near 00 Block E LABURNUM AVE.
Public source reports 9:02 AM near 4200 Block OAKLEYS CT.
Public source reports 8:35 AM near 9500 Block CHAPIN DR.
Public source reports 8:13 AM near SADDLEHORSE PL / FOX DOWNS DR.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 19200 EANES RD.
Public source reports Unknown near 1400 ASHLEY ST.
Public source reports Assist near 11500 GREENSPRING RD.
Public source reports HC near 2501 CHERRYTREE LN, NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA.
Public source reports Standby near 13030 GENITO RD, MIDLOTHIAN, VA.
Public source reports Disturbance near 11900 CENTRE ST.
Public source reports Electrical Hazard at Residence near 7008 Brinley Meadows Drive, Richmond, VA 23231.
Public source reports Tree Obstruction On Walton Lake Road near Walton Lake Road, Disputanta, VA 23842.
Public source reports EMS Call near 5800 RETRIEVER RD.
Public source reports EMS Call near KINGSDALE RD / ROUTE 1.
Public source reports Medical Event near 11551 Greenspring Road, Midlothian, VA 23113.
Public source reports Medical Event near Discovery Village at the West End, 9801 Harmony Woods Way, Richmond, VA 23229.
Public source reports EMS Call near 11500 GREENSPRING RD.
Public source reports Psychiatric Medical Event near 7300 Forest Avenue, Tuckahoe, VA 23226.
Public source reports EMS Call near 13000 GENITO RD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 2451 Arcadia Avenue, Chester, VA 23831.
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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.
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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.
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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.