Constable - Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) (Internal Only) 2026

Victoria Police Department; Victoria; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Victoria Police Department is seeking Constable applicants for the Crime Reduction Unit (CRU). This unit focuses on proactively addressing street-level crime, drug trafficking, and chronic offender activity through intelligence-led policing and targeted enforcement.

The role involves covert and overt deployments, rotating schedules, and close collaboration with Patrol, Investigative Services, and community partners to reduce crime and improve public safety in the City of Victoria.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate ability to conduct proactive policing, surveillance, and enforcement activities.
• Experience gathering, assessing, and utilizing intelligence information including confidential sources.
• Well-developed communication, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, and de-escalation skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive enforcement initiatives targeting low to mid-level drug trafficking, property crime, and prolific offenders.
• Utilize intelligence-led policing strategies to identify, monitor, and disrupt criminal activity.
• Conduct surveillance, targeted enforcement operations, and offender-focused investigations.
• Work collaboratively with Patrol, Investigative Services, Community Services Division, and external law enforcement partners.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community partners, businesses, and service providers to support crime reduction objectives.
• Support crime prevention initiatives and community safety strategies through education, enforcement, and partnership-based approaches.

Skills

Proactive policing

Intelligence-led policing

Surveillance skills

Community partnerships

Job description

The Victoria Police Department is seeking Constable applications for the Crime Reduction Unit (CRU). CRU is designed to support the City of Victoria's Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan and assist the Patrol Division in efforts by proactively addressing street-level crime and disorder issues. The unit's mandate focuses on identifying, disrupting, and reducing low to mid-level property crime, drug trafficking, and chronic offender activity that negatively impacts community safety. Through intelligence-led policing, targeted enforcement, and collaborative partnerships, CRU members will work to reduce crime, support Patrol operations, and improve public confidence throughout the City of Victoria.

Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan

https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/community-safety-and-wellbeing-plan-0

Job Description

• Primarily, a plain clothes assignment focused on proactive enforcement, intelligence-led policing, and offender management initiatives.
• The deployment will be in a covert and/or overt capacity depending on evolving target or project goals.
• Operational staffing and deployment schedules, including a rotating 11.43 hour dayshift/afternoon pattern that encompass weekday and weekend deployments (same as GIS schedule):

Mon-Thu 0700-1825 (4 days)

5 days off

Wed-Sun 1035-2200 (5 days)

4 days off

Fri-Tue 0700-1825 (5 days)

5 days off

Repeat (starting with afternoons)

• Hours of work will vary in order to respond to crime trends. (Schedule changes will be made with reasonable notice when possible)
• Support Patrol Division by addressing street-level crime trends, chronic offender activity, and emerging community safety issues

• Conduct proactive enforcement initiatives targeting low to mid-level drug trafficking, property crime, and prolific offenders.
• Utilize intelligence-led policing strategies to identify, monitor, and disrupt criminal activity.
• Conduct surveillance, targeted enforcement operations, and offender-focused investigations.
• Work collaboratively with Patrol, Investigative Services, Community Services Division, and external law enforcement partners.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community partners, businesses, and service providers to support crime reduction objectives.
• Support crime prevention initiatives and community safety strategies through education, enforcement, and partnership-based approaches.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must be a motivated self-starter and demonstrate strong teamwork skills
• Demonstrated ability to conduct proactive policing, surveillance, and enforcement activities
• Experience investigating property crime, drug offences, and prolific offender activity
• Demonstrated ability to gather, assess, and utilize intelligence information including confidential source handling
• Well-developed communication, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, and de-escalation skills
• Ability to build productive relationships with community partners, businesses, and other police units
• Working knowledge of the Criminal Code of Canada, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and applicable Provincial Statutes
• Experience preparing judicial authorizations, disclosure packages, and comprehensive investigative reports is considered an asset

This posting is to fill three (3) vacancies in October and four (4) vacancies in December 2026.

Special Notes

The Sergeant of CRU will be selected and announced prior to the Constable Job Application closing date.

Applications must be submitted before Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 0900 hours