Kitchener Detachment

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Kitchener Detachment
17 Executive Place
Kitchener, Ontario
N2P 2V3

Telephone: (519) 896-3542
Fax: (519) 896-3150

Located in Southwestern Ontario, the Kitchener Detachment serves a geographical area which includes the counties of Waterloo, Wellington, Grey, Bruce, and Perth. It is located in the City of Kitchener and is easily accessible from Hwy. 401. It is comprised of 28 police officers and four public service employees.

The population base served by the Detachment is approximately 975,000, with the majority of these people living in the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph. There are two Native Reserves in the northern part of the Detachment area – Chippewas Saugeen (population 700), and Cape Croker (population 650), both which have their own police agency.

Mandate

The mandate of Kitchener Detachment is the enforcement of federal statutes and the Criminal Code. The enforcement units are all focused on the RCMP priorities of disrupting organized crime and terrorist activities and are divided as follows:

• Commercial Crime Section
• Customs and Excise Section
• Drug Section
• Federal Enforcement Section
• Criminal Intelligence Section

The members of the Kitchener Detachment also work in partnership with several other policing agencies in the area, including the Waterloo Regional Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police, Guelph Police Service, Stratford Police Service, Owen Sound Police Service, Saugeen Shores Police Service, Cape Croker Police Service, Canadian Military Police, Anishinabek Police Service, Hanover Police Service and West Grey Police Service.

RCMP Presence in the Region

The members of Kitchener Detachment participate in numerous community activities and events, including Remembrance Day, the Racing Against Drugs Crime Prevention Program and attending Citizenship Court. In addition, the Detachment has a First Nation liaison and makes numerous presentations to community groups and promotes crime prevention education through media releases to alert the population. Our members are also active in community organizations in roles such as sport coaches and volunteers.