Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department: Body-worn Cameras
Agency | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department |
Location | Las Vegas, NV |
Technology | Body-worn Cameras |
Vendor |
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department began testing body-worn cameras in 2011. As of 2017, LVMPD had purchased about 2,000 BWCs from Axon.
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News article (Las Vegas Review Journal)
News article (PR Newswire)
Academic report (CNA)
More about this technology
Many law enforcement agencies require officers to attach body-worn cameras to their chests or shoulders to capture interactions with suspects and the public. Some cameras stream live and can be combined with face recognition technology.