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The Long Beach Police Department operates automated license plate readers and accesses external ALPR data. The agency contracts with Vigilant Solutions. LBPD also has a mobile vehicle called MobilEye that is equipped with ALPR technology.

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Audit (California State Auditor)
Nonprofit report (Check LBPD)

The Long Beach Police Department has access to the Los Angeles County Regional Identification System (LACRIS) face recognition database.

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Public records (LACRIS)
Policy (LACRIS)

The Long Beach Police Department began a year-long pilot program using 217 Axon body-worn cameras in July 2018.

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Public records (MuckRock)
Social media (Long Beach Police Department Facebook)

The Long Beach Police Department operated five drones as of 2024.

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Annual report (Long Beach Police Department)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Long Beach Police Department has a cell-site simulator. The department replaced their Harris Corporation device with one from KeyW, which has been acquired by Jacobs Technology.

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Policy (Long Beach Police Department)
News article (L.A. Times)
Public records (Long Beach Police Department)

The Long Beach Police Department has a voluntary camera registration program called the "Community Camera Partnership." LBPD can also access some private cameras in real-time through the "Long Beach Common Operating Picture" program.

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Info on government website (Long Beach)

The Long Beach Police Department has used multiple face recognition systems on a trial basis, but is only authorized to use Los Angeles County's LACRIS system.

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Policy (City of Long Beach)
Nonprofit report (CheckLPBD)

The Long Beach Police Department's real-time crime center is called the Common Operating Picture. According to LBPD, "With just the click of a computer mouse, the Long Beach Police Department has the capability to access live video of locations throughout the city to be used as a visual aid in the event of a crime."

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Government information (Long Beach Police Department)

The Long Beach Police Department uses Utility body-worn cameras. The department was one of 65 law enforcement agencies whose body-worn camera policy was analyzed by the ACLU of Mississippi in 2017.

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Public records (ACLU of Mississippi)
Social media (Agency's Facebook Page)

The Long Beach Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2015.

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Government information (Long Beach Police Department)
Press release (ShotSpotter)