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 in Progress (Assault or Battery By Mob), in Progress near 1500 STOWMARKET CT.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official police instructions.
Public source reports Priority 2 Assault near 22085 Sparta Road, Bowling Green, VA 22514.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official police instructions.
Public source reports Fire Alarm, General near 1600 N HAMILTON ST.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports Fire Alarm near 1620 N HAMILTON ST, RICHMOND, VA.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Public source reports Vehicle Fire near 10500 Sadisco Drive, Glen Allen, VA 23005.
Use another route if possible and follow official road instructions.
Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near N 7TH ST/HOSPITAL ST RICH. First reported 7 min ago.
Public source reports Motor Vehicle Accident, No Injuries near S OLD HUNDRED RD / HULL STREET RD.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near AUGUSTA AVE/COMMONWEALTH AVE RICH. First reported 53 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near S OLD HUNDRED RD / E MILLRIDGE PKWY. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near ROUTE 1 / STATION RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Disturbance near 4600 CHESTER SQUARE RD.
Public source reports Prostitution, Investigate near 4300 COMMERCE RD.
Public source reports Burglar Alarm, Investigate near 4600 W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 1900 MECHANICSVILLE TPKE.
Public source reports Runaway near 3800 PASSAGE WAY DR.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near ACCOMMODATION ST/REDD ST RICH.
Public source reports STOLEN VEHICLE, DPR Call - Take A Report near 4300 PATTERSON AVE.
Public source reports Break & Enter, Just Occurred / in Progress near 200 HOSPITAL ST.
Public source reports Assigned 11:45 Pm near 1400 Block NEW MARKET RD.
Public source reports Arrived 11:11 Pm near 00 Block MILHAVEN SQ.
Public source reports Arrived 11:42 Pm near 7000 Block STAPLES MILL RD.
Public source reports PD-Hazcon near ROUTE 1 / STATION RD.
Public source reports Domestic near 10400 COLONY VILLAGE WAY.
Public source reports Cable and Power Lines Down near 212 Moorman Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports EMS Call near 9900 FRIEND AVE.
Public source reports EMS Call near 3300 BEECHWOOD AVE.
Public source reports Medical Event near 137 Beas Lane, King William, VA 23086.
Public source reports EMS Call near 10500 JASON RD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 2638 Chancer Drive, Richmond, VA 23233.
Public source reports Medical Event near 3300 Beechwood Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Medical Event near 14615 Jefferson Highway, Locust Creek, VA 23024.
Public source reports EMS Call near 11300 BRIARMONT RD.
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Two men are fighting for their lives after a double shooting in Henrico County on Wednesday.
A person is in critical condition after a shooting at a Chester apartment Wednesday night, Crime Insider sources tell Jon Burkett.
A shooting in Henrico County Wednesday evening left two men hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
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The Richmond Police Department and Richmond Public Schools (RPS) held a joint press conference Wednesday afternoon following an altercation that broke out during John Marshall High School's graduation ceremony at the Siegel Center.
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.