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RPD reports modest staffing gains, 2,236 arrests and 59 uses of force in 2025
Summary
Chief Marty Pilcher presented the Richland Police Department's 2025 annual report, noting an uptick in staffing, an average of ~120 calls per day, 2,236 arrests with 59 reported uses of force, traffic enforcement increases and planned testing of a new drone-first responder program.
Chief Marty Pilcher delivered the Richland Police Department's annual report for 2025, outlining organizational structure, staffing changes, crime-reporting metrics and near-term projects.
Pilcher said RPD improved sworn staffing by two officers in 2025 while maintaining non-sworn staffing and filling command vacancies with internal promotions. RPD averaged about 120 calls for service per day and recorded 2,236 arrests in 2025; Pilcher said force was used 59 times, representing slightly less than 3% of arrests. He noted that multiple types of force can be recorded in a single arrest.
The department reported changes in specific offense categories under NIBRS, including a 50% increase in court order violations while violent offenses declined and property crime rose in some categories (with small absolute numbers affecting percentage changes). Traffic enforcement figures showed 7,543 stops, 3,236 infractions and 190 DUI arrests in 2025.
Pilcher also outlined operations and specialty units: the regional Tri-City SWAT (which RPD participates in) responded to 106 incidents, RPD's small unmanned aerial systems supported scene documentation and an Ironman event, SROs handled over 1,300 calls and the Internet Crimes Against Children task force investigated 107 cases leading to 38 arrests. He said an RPD accreditation certificate from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs would be presented at an upcoming conference.
Council members asked for more financial transparency with overtime reporting and for additional operational metrics; Pilcher said more detailed data appears in the written annual report and that staff could supply specific figures on request. He noted the department's new K-9, Cody, delayed training after sustaining a broken tooth but will complete certification in the coming weeks.
The presentation concluded with questions and a promise to provide more detailed metrics in written form.
