The Saskatchewan RCMP saw an increase in service calls in 2025. According to a Thursday news release, the Sask. RCMP’s Operational Call Centre (OCC) received 422,274 calls last year – an average of about 1,157 calls per day. That represents a 15 per cent bump from 2024 and a 58 per cent increase over the last decade. In 2024, the OCC responded to a total of 367,707 calls. According to the release, 4,801 of these calls were marked as Priority 1 calls, which are the highest-priority emergencies in which a police response is “imperative” to individual or public safety. The 4,801 Priority 1 calls also represent a slight increase from the Sask. RCMP’s 10-year average. The RCMP says province-wide coordinated responses are leveraged during urgent events. When the operational call centre is contacted, it deploys frontline officers to the scene. The OCC deploys additional resources depending on the direction and demands of the investigation. “The ability to surge our police response within Saskatchewan is a skillset that only the RCMP has,” said Superintendent Devin Pugh in the release. “It’s this unique capability that helps keep Saskatchewan safe.” The Sask. RCMP’s police dog services were used in 1,095 calls for service last year while the emergency response team was deployed in 114 calls. The Mountie’s crisis negotiation team, tactical medical unit and containment team were each deployed for 76 calls. Those teams are all part of the RCMP Critical Incident Response Team.
