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Wilmington Police Department: Real-Time Crime Center

President Obama speaks to a police officer in a room full of computer monitors.
President Obama visits the Camden, New Jersey Real-Time Crime center in 2015.
Credit: Obama White House Archives
Agency Wilmington Police Department
Location Wilmington, DE
Technology Real-Time Crime Center
Vendor

The Wilmington Police Department opened its real-time crime center in May 2016. The RTCC has the ability to see real-time data including gunshot detection and calls for service. WPD received $750,000 in state funding to purchase additional technology that allows for officers to share notes between shifts and to track officers while on patrol.

More about this technology

Real-Time Crime Centers are hubs where police ingest and analyze surveillance, intelligence, and data from a number of sources in real-time. RTCCs are often equipped with walls of monitors with live feeds from camera networks. Analysts are often able to access a wide variety of surveillance technologies, including automated license plate readers, gunshot detection, predictive policing, and face recognition. Unlike fusion centers, RTCCs tend to be focused on local level activities and a broader range of criminal investigations.

President Obama speaks to a police officer in a room full of computer monitors.
President Obama visits the Camden, New Jersey Real-Time Crime center in 2015.
Credit: Obama White House Archives