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 1200 ADMIRAL GRAVELY BLVD.
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Public source reports Assault, Investigate near 1700 FAIRFIELD WAY.
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Public source reports Destruction Outside Fire Property, Investigate near 3300 RICHMOND HWY.
Avoid the immediate area and follow official fire or emergency instructions.
Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near RICH: @EXIT 80 - I95 NB (HERMITAGE RD). First reported 7 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 4700 RICHMOND HWY. First reported 15 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 4700 RICHMOND HWY. First reported 15 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 4718 RICHMOND HWY, RICHMOND, VA. First reported 18 min ago.
Public source reports Suspicious, Investigate near 1200 ST JAMES ST.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near 1700 N 22ND ST.
Public source reports Unnecessary Noise, Investigate near 2100 BAINBRIDGE ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 1200 E CARY ST.
Public source reports Arrived 3:54 Am near 300 Block ENGLESIDE DR.
Public source reports Medical Event near 308 Hillsway Drive, Ashland, VA 23005.
Public source reports Medical Event near 11197 Washington Highway, Dellwood, VA 23059.
Public source reports Medical Event near 11941 Misty Cove Court, Short Pump, VA 23233.
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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.
Mostly Clear | 66F | wind 17 mph
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.