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.
Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near MIDLOTHIAN TPKE / GATEWAY CENTRE PKWY. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Motor Vehicle Accident, No Injuries near SOMMERVILLE CT / NORTH OTTERDALE RD.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1400 BRANDER ST. First reported 41 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near SOMMERVILLE CT / N OTTERDALE RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near WILLEY BRIDGE. First reported 1 min ago.
Public source reports Larceny, Just Occurred / in Progress near 3400 HULL ST.
Public source reports STOLEN VEHICLE, TAKE A REPORT (Field Unit Required) near 1600 W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Investigate EMS near 400 N ROBINSON ST.
Public source reports Trespassing, Investigate near SUNSET LN/BUTE LN RICH.
Public source reports STOLEN VEHICLE, TAKE A REPORT (Field Unit Required) near 6600 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Tdo / Eco near 7100 JAHNKE RD.
Public source reports 11:11 PM near 7500 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports 6:31 AM near WILLARD RD / W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 6:10 AM near 3000 Block TRIO ST.
Public source reports 3:41 AM near 4300 Block LAKEFIELD MEWS DR.
Public source reports 6:51 AM near 7800 Block CAROUSEL LN.
Public source reports Animal Control PD On near 12200 WHITLEY MANOR DR.
Public source reports Electrical Hazard at Amazon Warehouse near 5901 Richmond Henrico Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23227.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 5041 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230. First reported 44 min ago.
Public source reports Medical Event near 209 Elm Avenue, Louisa, VA 23093.
Public source reports Medical Event near 11200 West Huguenot Road, Midlothian, VA 23113.
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A man is seriously hurt after a shooting in Henrico County late Friday night.
A man was seriously hurt in a shooting at a Henrico apartment complex Friday night, Crime Insider sources tell Jon Burkett.
Rain and Fog/Mist | 55F | wind 25 mph
Loved ones are remembering 31-year-old Jazmin Wooten-Mitchell after the mother of two was shot and killed by a Richmond police officer roughly two weeks ago.
It's been nearly two decades since police officers found 38-year-old Heidi Cunningham dead in a Chesterfield County apartment, and investigators are still searching for answers.
Heidi Cunningham was found strangled in her Midlothian apartment in 2008. Investigators are reopening the cold case with new forensic testing.
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.