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Metropolitan Police Department: Body-worn Cameras

A collection of different brands of body worn cameras with a United States flag in the background
Various body-worn cameras on display.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Agency Metropolitan Police Department
Location Washington, DC
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor

The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. obtained 2,800 body-worn cameras in 2016.

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Government information (Metropolitan Police Department)
Government information (Metropolitan Police Department)
Government budget/purchasing (National Institute of Justice)
Other (wamu.org)

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.

A collection of different brands of body worn cameras with a United States flag in the background
Various body-worn cameras on display.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security