Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Richmond, CA

Richmond was incorporated on August 7, 1905, and grew up around the western terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.

Richmond is the second-largest city in Contra Costa County, with 116,448 residents in the 2020 census, up from 103,701 in 2010.

Richmond has about 40,806 households, averaging 2.80 people per household.

During World War II, Richmond's four Kaiser shipyards built 747 ships — more than any other shipyard complex in the world — including 519 Liberty ships, nearly a quarter of all U.S. Liberty ship production.

The Richmond shipyards set a famous speed record when the Liberty ship Robert E. Peary was assembled and launched in just four days, 15 hours, and 29 minutes.

Richmond is home to the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, which honors the women and home-front workers of the shipbuilding era.

Chevron operates a major oil refinery in Richmond with a storage capacity of about 15 million barrels, and the Port of Richmond handles mostly oil and petroleum products.

Kaiser Permanente's Richmond Medical Center and the Social Security Administration's regional office, which employs over 1,000 people, are among the city's largest employers.

The historic Ford Assembly Plant on Richmond's waterfront has been refurbished and now houses businesses, and its Craneway Pavilion hosts events overlooking the bay.

Richmond's neighborhoods include the historic Point Richmond village, Marina Bay, built on the old shipyard lands, and Atchison Village, a wartime housing project from the shipbuilding boom.