# Police & Public Safety ## [Rochester Police Department (RPD)](https://www.cityofrochester.gov/police/) **Please call 911 for all emergencies.** For **NON-emergencies** you can **call 311** or use the [**new app: "Report-it"**](https://www.reportit.com/) ### EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 9, 2023: RPD Reorganization {% file src="/files/X1err6pbX9qgXxv6wrnc" %} ## [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.

Patrol car beat #255 covers all of the Upper Monroe neighborhood area plus sections of Swillburg and Park/East Avenue.

Patrol car beats covered by Goodman Section

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. **RECENT CRIME REPORTS COVERING THE UPPER MONROE AREA:** [Police Reports](/police-and-public-safety/police-reports.md) **WEBPAGE:** [Rochester Police Department YouTube page.](https://www.youtube.com/@RocNYPoliceDept) *** ## **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) {% file src="/files/G7gjrAJXPoWJUATv668J" %} *** **PUBLIC POLICY PROPOSALS** The Consortium for Safe Communities {% file src="/files/XT3ignkBQbS03taSPgMQ" %} {% file src="/files/3xCvtI3W4PqXQjtV8pHZ" %} Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley's comments on *New York State Legislation and the Consortium for Safe Communities* - December 22, 2023 {% endfile %} *** * **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/). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.uppermonroe.com/police-and-public-safety.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.