New Orleans Office of Homeland Security: Real-Time Crime Center
![President Obama speaks to a police officer in a room full of computer monitors.](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/17/obama_at_Camden_RTCC_600x_600__1_.jpg)
Agency | New Orleans Office of Homeland Security |
Location | New Orleans, LA |
Technology | Real-Time Crime Center |
Vendor |
The New Orleans Police Department opened its real-time crime center in November 2017 as a part of the $40-million Citywide Public Safety Improvement Plan. As of December 2018, the RTCC employs a staff of 18 and accesses more than 340 cameras. In February 2018, there were plans to spend another $2.5 million on cameras and installation, including 120 automated license plate readers and up to 250 more cameras.
Links
News article (The Lens)
Government information (New Orleans Homeland Security)
News article (Government Computer News)
Other (www.louisianaweekly.com)
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.](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/17/obama_at_Camden_RTCC_600x_600__1_.jpg)