Skip navigation
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities
with Open Source Research
Include the following technologies

Escondido 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 Escondido Police Department
Location Escondido, CA
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Escondido Police Department has body-worn cameras since 2010. In June 2019, the Escondido City Council approved a 3-year, $405,000 contract with Axon for 166 cameras.

Links
Government information (Escondido City Council Minutes)
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6383724-Escondido.html
Government information (U.S Department of Justice)
Other (www.voiceofsandiego.org)

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