Oceanside Community Safety

Our sincere thanks to the dedicated health care workers, first responders, front-line workers and essential service employees who are going above and beyond to serve our community at this time. We recognize the challenges residents and businesses in our community are experiencing daily. In time, we will find a way to return to a new normal, while continuing with behaviours such as distancing requirements and sanitizing practices to help reduce the risks in our community, allowing us to get back to work and the activities we enjoy. Stay safe, stay well.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 238 complaints.

Seniors First BC has produced a list of some of the phishing emails, phone calls and text messages currently being used by fraudsters to take advantage of our fears over the corona virus outbreak. Page 7 of the document takes a wider look at all potential attempts to defraud by describing general things to watch out for.

OCSV's Michael Garland speaks with The Beach FM's Dave Graham discussing upcoming events.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 190 complaints.

We invite you to say THANK YOU to the over one hundred Oceanside Community Safety volunteers that participate in so many programs such as Bicycle Registration, Block Watch, Child Car Seat Safety, Community Watch Patrols, Identification Kits, Keeping in Touch, Medical Alert Kits, Offices, Safety Seminars and Speed Watch in BC School District 69.

Let’s keep the effort going to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our community. The message is the same, these next few weeks are extremely important for all of us; we must continue to do our part while doing our best to support and care for those around us. Staying home will save lives and following the rules means we will be able to put this situation behind us. Please, help bend the curve, not the rules.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 213 complaints.

Don’t become a victim of auto crime.

The statistics in BC the past year show a 4.4% increase in auto theft outside of Metro Vancouver.  On the island there was a 16.1% increase in theft from auto in 2019 over the previous year.  One just has to take a look at our latest Crime Report to understand their is a risk of auto crime in our neighbourhood. What can you do to prevent auto crime from happening to you?

The Oceanside RCMP Online Crime Reporting portal is now operational.