MPPD introduces Citizen Records Information Management Systems (RIMS)

Published on June 16, 2025

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The Menlo Park Police Department (MPPD) is introducing a new public facing law enforcement platform, Citizen Records Information Management Systems (RIMS). This portal replaces the police department’s previous open data portal. Citizen RIMS provides continuously updated information, not only about officer-initiated activity, but also about incidents that affect public safety. This new platform reflects the department’s commitment to keeping residents, businesses and visitors informed about crime trends and law enforcement activities within the community.

Citizen RIMS is a feature of the department’s integrated public safety software, RIMS made by Sun Ridge Systems. The system pulls directly from the department’s database.

The Citizen RIMS portal is managed by the police department and includes a mapping feature allowing the public to search and view incidents throughout the City. Information about recent arrests, stop data statistics, calls for service and crime statistics are also available. As the system continues to develop, additional features will be added, including security camera registration and property checks.

Citizen RIMS features:
  • Crime and Activity: The crime and activity page displays calls for service and case reports completed by MPPD. This includes emergency and non-emergency incidents and cases that may or may not be criminal in nature. Data on this map is compiled from calls for service and officer-initiated activity.
  • Arrests: The arrests page displays adults who have been arrested by MPPD within the past 30 days.
  • Stop Data Statistics: The stop data statistics page displays Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) data. This information includes the officers’ perceptions of people stopped, the reason for stops and actions taken during stops as required by the California RIPA Regulations.
  • Crime Statistics: The crime statistics page displays National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data. This information includes the types of crime reported in a specific jurisdiction as defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

There is some limited information to protect victim privacy. This site does not provide information regarding juvenile offenders, or specific information regarding crimes that are sensitive in nature.

View the Citizen RIMS portal.

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