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

Detroit Police Department: Face Recognition

Back of man's head looking at computer monitor displaying face recognition software matching an image of a man's face
An Arizona Department of Transportation employee uses NEC face recognition software.
Credit: Arizona Department of Transportation
Agency Detroit Police Department
Location Detroit, MI
Technology Face Recognition
Vendor DataWorks Plus

The Detroit Police Department signed a contract with DataWorks Plus for real-time face recognition in 2017. The contract was renewed in September 2020.

Links
News article (Detroit Metro Times)
Public records (MuckRock)
Nonprofit report (Detroit News)
Other (www.detroitnews.com)
Other (www.fox2detroit.com)
Other (www.clickondetroit.com)
Other (detroitmi.gov)

More about this technology

Face recognition is a method of identifying or verifying the identity of an individual using their face. Face recognition systems can be used to identify people in photos, video, or in real-time. Law enforcement may also use mobile face recognition devices to identify people during police stops.

Back of man's head looking at computer monitor displaying face recognition software matching an image of a man's face
An Arizona Department of Transportation employee uses NEC face recognition software.
Credit: Arizona Department of Transportation