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Boston Police Department: Body-worn Cameras

Axon-brand body-worn camera laying on a table
An example of an Axon body-worn camera.
Credit: City of Lafayette, IN
Agency Boston Police Department
Location Boston, MA
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Boston Police Department began using Axon body-worn cameras in 2019 and still used them as of 2024.

Links
Annual report (City of Boston)
Government information (Boston Police Department)

More about this technology

Video cameras that police attach to their uniforms to record interactions with the public.

Axon-brand body-worn camera laying on a table
An example of an Axon body-worn camera.
Credit: City of Lafayette, IN