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 Random Gunfire, Investigate near 3200 NORTH AVE.
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Public source reports Armed Person with, Investigate near HICKORY RD/ELM RD RICH.
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Public source reports Medical Event - Unconscious Patient near 4101 River Road, Matoaca, VA 23803.
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Public source reports Medical Pendant Alarm at Clay Springs Drive near 9019 Clay Springs Drive, Ashland, VA 23005.
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Public source reports in Progress (Assault or Battery By Mob), in Progress near N 18TH ST/E MAIN ST RICH.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), FALL near 1500 LONE ST.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm at Darjoy Lane near 1100 Darjoy Lane, Richmond, VA 23231.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 1200 N 28TH ST.
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Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 12371 Howards Mill Road, Rockville, VA 23146. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Welfare Check, Investigate near 1200 HERMITAGE RD.
Public source reports Disturbance near 4900 ROUTE 1.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 2000 X ST.
Public source reports STOLEN VEHICLE, DPR Call - Take A Report near 1500 W LEIGH ST.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Tdo / Eco near 5800 BREMO RD.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 700 RICHMOND HWY.
Public source reports LARCENY, TAKE A REPORT (Field Unit Required) near 400 E BROAD ST.
Public source reports Subject Stop, Officer-Initiated near 2900 W MARSHALL ST.
Public source reports Trespassing, Investigate near 100 W BAKER ST.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near 1800 E FRANKLIN ST.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 1100 W MAIN ST.
Public source reports Unnecessary Noise, Investigate near 4200 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
Public source reports Subject Stop, Officer-Initiated near 5400 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports STOLEN VEHICLE, DPR Call - Take A Report near 2400 W CARY ST.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 4600 RICHMOND HWY.
Public source reports Larceny near 7500 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Other Agency or Department near 4900 OLD BROOK RD.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 300 Block CASEY ST.
Public source reports Arrived 1:53 Am near 8800 Block THREE CHOPT RD.
Public source reports Assigned 1:57 Am near 1600 Block OAK PLACE BLVD.
Public source reports Unnecessary Noise, Investigate near 00 S MEADOW ST.
Public source reports 911 Hang Up near 13300 KELLY GREEN LN.
Public source reports Domestic near 13200 BAILEY BRIDGE RD.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 8319 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports EMS Call near 6900 MIMMS DR.
Public source reports Medical Event near 7080 Brooks Farm Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Event near 1214 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports EMS Call near 10500 GREGLYNN RD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 931 Temple Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Medical Event near 7500 Midlothian Turnpike, Manchester, VA 23225.
Public source reports Medical Event near 302 Newbridge Road, Highland Springs, VA 23223.
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A patient sick with measles spent days at a Richmond hospital, creating an exposure risk for those who visited around the same time.
A Florida man assaulted several employees at a Short Pump Publix earlier this week, according to Henrico Police.
A heated exchange during the opening night of CarMax Park last month has escalated into a federal defamation lawsuit, with the managing partner of the Richmond Flying Squirrels suing the head of the Diamond District's real estate developer.
Southside Speedway in Chesterfield hosted its first car event in five years Friday night. Hot rods roared into the area for the "Back at the Track" cruise-in.
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.