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Columbus 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 Columbus Police Department
Location Columbus, OH
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

In March 2022, the Columbus City Council approved a 3-year, $7.4 million contract to purchase 2,105 body-worn cameras, ALPR, and other gear from Axon.

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News article (Columbus Dispatch)

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

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