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# Police & Public Safety

## [Rochester Police Department (RPD)](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/police/)

<mark style="color:red;">**Please call 911 for all emergencies.**</mark>

For **NON-emergencies** you can **call 311** or use the [**new app: "Report-it"**](https://www.reportit.com/)

### EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 9, 2023: RPD Reorganization

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## [RPD Goodman Section](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/RPDGoodmanSection/)

The Upper Monroe neighborhood is serviced by the [Goodman Section](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/RPDGoodmanSection/) of the RPD located at [630 North Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14605](https://www.google.com/maps/place/630+N+Clinton+Ave,+Rochester,+NY+14605/@43.168738,-77.61004,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89d6b44c856b3e7f:0x8ab67a4fec1ff671). The [Goodman Section](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/RPDGoodmanSection/) is commanded by Rochester Police Captain, Jason A. Elwood.

The telephone number at the [Goodman Section](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/RPDGoodmanSection/) is (585) 428-9805. The [Goodman Section](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/RPDGoodmanSection/) office is open Monday - Friday, 8:45 AM - 3:15 PM; closed weekends and holidays.

The [Goodman Section](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/RPDGoodmanSection/) is comprised of nine patrol car beats numbered 205, 215, 225, 235, 245, 255, 265, 275 and 285. **The Upper Monroe neighborhood is patrol car beat #255.** See maps below.

<div><figure><img src="/files/P60hR8E6Va1D789cKyAL" alt=""><figcaption><p>Patrol car beat #255 covers all of the Upper Monroe neighborhood area plus sections of Swillburg and Park/East Avenue.</p></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="/files/X3fNTQzxIhkD7jC32FIF" alt=""><figcaption><p>Patrol car beats covered by Goodman Section</p></figcaption></figure></div>

The Goodman Section has a [Community Affairs Bureau](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/DeputyChiefCommunityAffairsBureau/) sub-station at the City of Rochester's [South East Neighborhood Service Center (NSC)](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/sensc/) in the Village Gate complex at [320 Goodman Street North, Rochester, NY 14607](https://goo.gl/maps/GDakKnf2U5cgwFPy8).

The [Community Affairs Bureau](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/DeputyChiefCommunityAffairsBureau/) is commanded by Deputy Chief Keith Stith and assists Chief of Police David M. Smith in coordinating all communications, public information and community engagement initiatives. The [Community Affairs Bureau](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/DeputyChiefCommunityAffairsBureau/) commands the Community Policing Unit, which includes the [Neighborhood Service Centers (NSC)](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/nsc/) and Crime Prevention Officers (CPOs).

Each month or so representatives from the [Goodman Section](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/RPDGoodmanSection/) and the [Community Affairs Bureau](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/DeputyChiefCommunityAffairsBureau/) meet with neighborhood representatives to review and discuss crime activity.

<mark style="background-color:yellow;">**RECENT CRIME REPORTS COVERING THE UPPER MONROE AREA:**</mark> [Police Reports](/police-and-public-safety/police-reports.md)

**WEBPAGE:** [Rochester Police Department YouTube page.](https://www.youtube.com/@RocNYPoliceDept)

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## **Additional Information**

* **NEWS ARTICLE** [April 11, 2024 from The Beacon: "RPD and the community"](https://rochesterbeacon.com/2024/04/11/rpd-and-the-community/)
* **WEBPAGE** [RPD: Vehicle crime prevention tips](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/departments/rochester-police-department/rpd-vehicle-crime-prevention-tips)
* **WEBPAGE** [Report It - The Anonymous Reporting System for Non-Emergency Crime Tips](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/departments/mayors-office/report-it-anonymous-reporting-system-non-emergency-crime-tips)
* **WEBPAGE** [Crime Stoppers Program](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/departments/police/crime-stoppers-program)

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**PUBLIC POLICY PROPOSALS**  The Consortium for Safe Communities

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* **NEWS ARTICLE:** [September 26. 2023 article from WXXI News: "Here’s what Rochester police’s reorganization will look like"](https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2023-09-26/heres-what-rochester-polices-reorganization-will-look-like)
* **NEWS ARTICLE:** [July 31 article from D\&C on "Rochester has highest car theft increase in the U.S. Most suspects are 13 to 18 years old"](https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2023/07/31/rochester-ny-city-most-car-thefts-highest-in-country-kia-hyundai/70454176007/)
* **NEWS ARTICLE:** [July 21, 2023 article in the Rochester Beacon on "The divide at the RPD"](https://rochesterbeacon.com/2023/07/20/the-divide-at-the-rpd/)
* **NEWS ARTICLE:** [July 13, 2023 article in the Rochester Beacon on "Cars, guns and youth crime"](https://rochesterbeacon.com/2023/07/13/cars-guns-and-youth-crime/)
* **INTERVIEW:** [Notes from a recent community-based interview the with RPD Chief, David M. Smith](https://docs.google.com/document/d/15CAiBOsKyVbj5xfP2Ywu8Ehr61a_UpeBjLHlIFmTb5Q/edit?usp=sharing) from a July 10, 2023 meeting of [NBN6](https://nbn6.wordpress.com/), a collection of neighborhood associations located in the southeast section of the city. These notes were provided by [NBN6](https://nbn6.wordpress.com/).&#x20;