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Providence Police Department: Body-worn Cameras

Agency Providence Police Department
Location Providence, RI
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Providence Police Department purchased 250 Axon body-worn cameras in 2016. In 2022. PPD received a $2.3 million grant for 270 BWCs.

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Video cameras that police attach to their uniforms to record interactions with the public.