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Bay City 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 Bay City Police Department
Location Bay, MI
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

Bay City began using body-worn cameras for police in 2015, with an initial purchase of 40 Axon cameras for $36,000.

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.

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