Raccoon City Police Department DBD Map Guide
Large map from the Resident Evil realm. Best killers, best survivors, looping tips, and common mistakes for Raccoon City Police Department in Dead by Daylight.
TL;DR
- Raccoon City Police Department is a large map in Dead by Daylight from the Resident Evil realm. Added in 2021.
- Killer rating: B. The three-floor police station with offices, a main hall, a kennel, and parking garage favors killers with strong indoor control or vertical mobility.
- Survivor rating: A. Strong rotations, line-of-sight breakers, and indoor chase perks give survivors a fighting chance.
- The biggest mistakes survivors make here: running back toward the killer instead of breaking line of sight, and healing in the open central area instead of in the corner rooms.
Map Stats
| Name | Raccoon City Police Department |
| Realm | Resident Evil |
| Size | Large |
| Layout | Three-floor police station with offices, a main hall, a kennel, and parking garage |
| Added | 2021 |
| Killer tier | B |
| Survivor tier | A |
Best Killers on Raccoon City Police Department
These killers thrive on the Raccoon City Police Department layout because of how the loops are shaped, where the walls break line of sight, and which add-ons or powers interact with the map geometry.
- Nemesis (S) - Tainted weapon whip punishes pallets and tight corners; the station layout is built for his tentacle.
- The Nurse (A) - Multi-floor layout with breakable walls; she can chain blink across the offices.
- The Huntress (A) - Hatchets in the long main hall; the kennel and parking garage are open.
- The Wraith (B) - Cloak speed in the central hall; he controls rotations through the offices.
Best Survivors on Raccoon City Police Department
Pick from these survivor perk shells if you are queuing into Raccoon City Police Department on either side. The picks below are tuned for indoor rotations, line-of-sight breaking, and chase disruption.
- Jill Valentine (A) - Counterforce and Smash Hit; the station is the strongest Jill map.
- Leon S. Kennedy (A) - Rookie Spirit and Flashbang for indoor chase breaking.
- Nea Karlsson (A) - Urban Evasion in the main hall; she breaks line of sight around the central pillars.
Looping Strategy on Raccoon City Police Department
The cardinal rule of Raccoon City Police Department is: never loop back into the open central area. The killer has sight lines from at least two of the three entry points into the central hub, and survivors caught in the open are easy M1 chase targets.
Instead, work the side rooms. Each corner room has a pallet plus a window or breakable wall. The standard playbook is: drop the pallet, take one window vault, then exit through a breakable wall into the adjacent room. This gives your team a free transition while the killer is forced to break the wall or take a long detour around the main hall.
For the totem grove on the outdoor side of the map, hug the trees if you are running Borrowed Time or Self-Care. The killer has to break line of sight through a tree to find you, which gives you the extra 0.5 seconds you need to finish the action.
Common Mistakes
- Running back to the central area after an unhook. The killer can see you from three sides. Always break line of sight into a side room before healing.
- Healing on the second floor with no pallet behind you. The upstairs windows are one-way - killers can see you vaulting down but you cannot see them coming up the stairs.
- Ignoring the totem grove. Hex: Ruin spawns in the grove half the time. A survivor with a map can find and pre-emptively cleanse it within the first 30 seconds.
- Stacking on a gen in the open lobby. The lobby gen is the most-killed generator on the map. Spread out so one chainsaw does not delete the team's progress.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Raccoon City Police Department good for solo queue or SWF?
Raccoon City Police Department is slightly survivor-favored (A tier) which makes it playable in solo queue if you have good rotations. SWF groups can fully exploit the side-room loops described above. If you are solo, prioritize Borrowed Time and Self-Care to mitigate the long hook rotations.
What perks counter the strongest killer picks on Raccoon City Police Department?
The strongest killer picks here all benefit from indoor control. Counter with Lithe, Dead Hard, or Smash Hit to break chase windows, and any of Kindred, Bond, or Aftercare to maintain team awareness through the central hub.
Where are the best safe-loop pallets on Raccoon City Police Department?
The corner rooms in each wing have a guaranteed pallet plus a window or breakable wall. The kitchen or break room on the indoor side of the map is the safest 30-second loop in the game. Avoid the central pallets - they are too exposed and the killer can cut you off from the exit door.