Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Canada's federal constabulary

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is Canada's federal law enforcement agency, with jurisdiction across all provinces and territories.

Commonly called the RCMP or the Mounties, the force is known for its ceremonial red serge uniforms and Stetson hats.

Officers serve as federal police nationwide and provide provincial and municipal policing under contract in much of Canada outside Quebec and Ontario.

organization

RCMP

Canadian federal police

jurisdiction · public safety · detachment · commissioner · constable · intelligence gathering · organized crime · drug enforcement · cybercrime · forensic analysis

ceremonial

Stetson

American hat company

drill · parade · pageantry · regalia · lancer · regimental · formation · equestrian · stadium · tourism

heritage

tradition

Custom passed through generations

frontier · Klondike · gold rush · settlers · confederation · Sitting Bull · national icon · bilingualism

Opposites
jurisdictional scope

Royal Canadian Mounted Policeprovincial police

Law enforcement for a region

municipal police · city police · private security · neighborhood watch

lawfulness

Royal Canadian Mounted Policeorganized crime

Structured illegal enterprise

criminal syndicate · outlaw gang · mafia · drug cartel · criminal underworld

national identity

Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceFBI

U.S. domestic intelligence agency

Scotland Yard · Interpol · Gendarmerie · KGB

Family

royal, Canadian, mounted, police, Canada, royalty, royally, royalist, mount

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G