Redding Police

What Redding Police does

The Redding Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Redding, California, operating as a division of the City of Redding government under Police Chief Brian T. Barner. The department was founded in 1887 per available firmographic data and provides primary public safety services including 911 emergency response, non-emergency dispatch, crime investigation, patrol operations, traffic safety enforcement, and community policing to City of Redding residents, visitors, and local businesses. The organization is structured into four operational divisions: the Administrative Division (records, hiring, evidence storage), the Field Operations Division (composing 70% of personnel and handling frontline patrol), the Detective Division (criminal investigations), and the Services Division (community-facing support). The department also operates an extensive portfolio of community engagement programs including Citizen Academy, Explorer Program, Neighborhood Watch, Ride-Along Program, Volunteer Program, Chaplains Program, Special Needs Alert Program, and the annual National Night Out event.

The department's service portfolio extends beyond traditional policing to include digital public services such as online crime reporting, traffic collision report requests, missing persons resources, identity theft reporting, cold case information, alarm permit applications, security camera registration, bike registration through BikeIndex, and commendations and complaints processing. Technology infrastructure is delivered through third-party platforms rather than proprietary development: the AlertShasta emergency notification system runs on the Genasys Protect platform, the public live audio feed of the Patrol 1 dispatch channel is delivered via Broadcastify, and the public-facing website is powered by the Revize government platform. A public transparency initiative broadcasts the primary dispatch channel openly while routing sensitive communications through encrypted channels. The department emphasizes community partnership as a core operating principle and provides public access to crime statistics as part of its accountability framework.

As a municipal government entity, the Redding Police Department does not operate a commercial revenue model. Funding is provided through the City of Redding's municipal budget, derived from taxpayer appropriations. The department generates only nominal direct fees from specific services such as alarm permits, taxicab driver applications, and parking citations, which are incidental to overall funding. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is not market-based. The department has no private equity, venture capital, or institutional investment involvement, no parent company beyond the City of Redding, and no subsidiaries. Legal name is Redding Police Department, doing business as RPD.

Name

Redding Police

Legal name

Redding Police Department

Website

https://reddingpolice.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Redding Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Redding, California, providing 911 emergency response, patrol operations, criminal investigations, and community engagement programs to residents, visitors, and local businesses under Police Chief Brian T. Barner.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety / Law Enforcement

NAICS

Police Protection (922120)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Public safety services
• Crime prevention programs
• Emergency response services
• Community policing

Headquarters

HQ city

Redding

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Redding Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency providing comprehensive public safety services to the City of Redding, California. The department operates through four divisions — Administrative, Field Operations (70% of personnel), Detective, and Services — and delivers emergency 911 response, patrol operations, criminal investigations, traffic safety enforcement, and a broad range of community policing programs and public-facing reporting, registration, and notification services.

Product overview

The Redding Police Department is a municipal police organization providing comprehensive law enforcement services to the City of Redding, California. The department operates through multiple divisions including Administrative Division (evidence storage, hiring, records), Field Operations Division (frontline patrol, 70% of personnel), Detective Division (investigations), and Services Division. Public-facing services include crime reporting and statistics portals, traffic collision reports, missing persons resources, identity theft reporting, and cold case information. Community engagement programs include Citizen Academy, Explorer Program, Ride-Along Program, Neighborhood Watch, Volunteers, Chaplains, and National Night Out events. Operational services include alarm permit applications, security camera registration, bike registration through Bike Index, commendations and complaints processing, Force Option Simulation training, Special Needs Alert Program, Red Light Cameras, and a Public Radio Portal for monitoring dispatch communications. Emergency notifications are provided through the AlertShasta system powered by Genasys.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency 911 Response Emergency dispatch and first-responder police services for the City of Redding community, accessible via 911 calls and supported by the Field Operations Division.
• Online Crime Reporting Online portal allowing Redding residents and visitors to report non-emergency crimes and incidents.
• Traffic Collision Reports Service for obtaining traffic collision reports and related documentation following vehicle collisions in Redding.
• Alarm Permit System Online system for registering and managing alarm permits for residential and commercial properties in Redding.
• Bike Registration Online bicycle registration service through BikeIndex allowing Redding residents to register bicycles and assisting recovery if stolen.
• Security Camera Registration Program for Redding residents and businesses to register private security cameras to assist police investigations.
• Neighborhood Watch Program Community crime prevention program encouraging Redding residents to identify and report suspicious activity in their neighborhoods.
• Citizen Academy Educational program allowing Redding community members to learn about police operations and procedures.
• Explorer Program Youth development program providing hands-on law enforcement experience and career exploration for young people in Redding.
• Ride-Along Program Program allowing Redding citizens to accompany officers during patrol shifts for an immersive experience of field operations.
• Volunteer Program Program enabling Redding community members to volunteer and support Redding Police Department operations.
• Chaplains Program Spiritual and emotional support services provided by trained chaplains for Redding police officers and the community.
• Special Needs Alert Program Program helping first responders identify and assist Redding individuals with special needs during emergencies.
• Commendations & Complaints System for Redding residents to submit commendations for exceptional service or file complaints regarding officer conduct.
• Missing Persons Resources Resources and reporting system for missing persons cases in the Redding area.
• Identity Theft & Fraud Reporting Resources and reporting tools for Redding identity theft and fraud victims.
• Cold Cases Resources Resources and information about unsolved historical cases maintained by the Redding Police Department.
• Crime Statistics Portal Public access portal providing crime data and statistics for the Redding area, supporting transparency and community awareness.
• Red Light Camera Enforcement Automated camera system monitoring traffic violations at intersections within the City of Redding.
• Public Radio Portal (Broadcastify) Live audio feed allowing public monitoring of the Redding primary dispatch channel (Patrol 1) through Broadcastify, with sensitive information kept on encrypted channels.
• AlertShasta Emergency Notifications SHASCOM emergency notification system (powered by Genasys Protect) providing Redding community members with evacuation notices, bioterrorism alerts, boil-water notices, and missing-child reports.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AlertShasta (SHASCOM Program)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAlertShasta is a SHASCOM emergency notification program providing Redding community members with emergency notifications from local emergency response teams. Services include evacuation notices, bioterrorism alerts, boil-water notices, and missing-child reports. The system is operated through Genasys Protect platform.
• Genasys ProtectcoreTechnology or IntegrationGenasys Protect platform powers the AlertShasta emergency notification system and the department's protective intelligence capabilities for emergency alerts and community safety notifications.
• BikeIndexminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBikeIndex.org provides the bike registration service for Redding Police, allowing residents to register bicycles and assist in recovery if stolen.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Chico Police Department: Municipal police department serving Chico, CA, a similar-sized Northern California college city. Highly comparable to RPD on city scale, geography, climate, and the mix of patrol, investigative, and community-program services required for a city of roughly 100,000 residents.

Broad incumbents

• Los Angeles Police Department: Largest municipal police department in the United States, serving the City of Los Angeles. Comparable as a California municipal police organization with divisional structure, detective/field operations split, and community programs similar to those offered by RPD.
• San Francisco Police Department: Major California municipal police department with extensive community-engagement programming, transparency initiatives, and reform oversight. Comparable to RPD as a California city police department, though operating at substantially greater scale and complexity.
• Oakland Police Department: California municipal police department operating under federal oversight and reform pressure. Comparable to RPD as a California city police organization, though operating under a consent decree that illustrates the kind of reform-risk exposure RPD could face.
• San Jose Police Department: Large Silicon Valley municipal police department operating in California with comparable field/detective division split, community policing programs, and online self-service portals. Comparable as a California city police department with a similar divisional operating model.
• San Diego Police Department: Major Southern California municipal police department with comparable divisional structure (investigations, patrol, support) and community-program offerings. Comparable to RPD in operating model though at significantly larger scale and budget.
• Bakersfield Police Department: Central California municipal police department of similar inland-California character (hot climate, suburban/rural mix). Comparable to RPD in geographic setting and in operating a patrol-plus-investigations model for a mid-sized California city.
• Sacramento Police Department: State capital municipal police department operating in California with a broader portfolio of specialized units (homicide, gang, intelligence). Comparable as a California municipal police organization with similar community-program structure but operating at materially larger scale.

Regional players

• Shasta County Sheriff's Office: County-level law enforcement serving the same Shasta County region as RPD. Comparable because it operates overlapping patrol and investigative functions in the same Northern California jurisdiction, with mutual aid and dispatch relationships typical of municipal-county law enforcement pairings.

Others

• California Highway Patrol: State-level law enforcement agency providing traffic enforcement and highway patrol across California, with overlap to RPD's traffic safety and collision-reporting services. Comparable as a California public safety organization rather than a direct municipal competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ReddingPolice
• Facebookfacebook.com/ReddingPolice
• Instagraminstagram.com/reddingpolice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/redding-police

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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