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

Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen Police Department
Location Aberdeen, SD
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Aberdeen Police Department has used Axon body-worn cameras since March 2010.

Links
News article (Government Technology) [snapshot]
News article (Dakota News Now) [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.

Axon-brand body-worn camera laying on a table
An example of an Axon body-worn camera.
Credit: City of Lafayette, IN