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Canton Police Department: Body-worn Cameras

A collection of different brands of body worn cameras with a United States flag in the background
Various body-worn cameras on display.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Agency Canton Police Department
Location Canton, OH
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor

The Canton Police Department purchased 90 body-worn cameras for $73,000 in 2015. The Canton Police Department received an additional $26,051 grant for body-worn cameras from the Ohio Department of Public Safety in December 2022.

Links
News article (Canton Rep)
Government data (Ohio Department of Public Safety)
Other (governor.ohio.gov)

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.

A collection of different brands of body worn cameras with a United States flag in the background
Various body-worn cameras on display.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security