Domestic violence cases up 15%, as PG RCMP Superintendent reports to Council
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PRINCE GEORGE — Prince George City Council heard from the superintendent of the Prince George RCMP Monday night on the year that was for the police in 2025.
Superintendent Darin Rappel, along with Inspector Chris Riddle, Operations Officer for the Prince George RCMP, presented a report to council highlighting everything, from the number of offences that took place in the city in 2025, to the number of charges forwarded to the Crown for prosecution.
In 2025, the number of files handled by the Prince George RCMP, was 42,531, down slightly from 42,577 in 2024. Property crime was the top issue that the local detachment dealt with last year, with officers dealing with 4,867 files. In comparison, the Prince George RCMP dealt with 2,667 files involving violent crime. Rappel noted that they have seen a 15% increase in domestic violence cases. Rappel said that with the introduction of body worn cameras, Crown Counsel is receiving more evidence to review, which in turn, may lead to more hours of work, and fewer charges being referred. In regards to involuntary care, Rappel says he received no new details information from the province, about the involuntary care facility that is supposed to be coming to Prince George, after being announced by Premier David Eby last year.
RCMP had 7,878 calls for service in downtown alone in 2025, down slightly from 2024, when police received 8,048 calls for service downtown. The top offence for which officers were called to downtown, was mischief, at 1,084 calls. Supt. Rappel, noted that he expected the number of calls in the downtown to continue declining, but that currently, call numbers are still too high. Social disorder continues to be the majority of calls that bring police to the downtown core. Inspector Chris Riddle noted the successes of the Indigenous Diversion centre, which opened in 2025, and received 29 referrals.
