Mesa Police Department: Body-worn Cameras

An example of an Axon body-worn camera.
Credit: City of Lafayette, IN
Agency | Mesa Police Department |
Location | Mesa, AZ |
Technology | Body-worn Cameras |
Vendor | Axon |
The Mesa Police Department implemented a body-worn camera pilot program in 2012. As of 2017, MPD had deployed 350 Axon BWCs in the field.
Links
Government information (Department of Justice) [snapshot]
Social media (Mesa Police Department Facebook) [snapshot]
Government budget/purchasing (Mesa Police Department) [snapshot]
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.

An example of an Axon body-worn camera.
Credit: City of Lafayette, IN