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Launched in 2008, the Erie Crime Analysis Center is part of a network of 10 real-time crime analysis centers supported by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice. It is housed at the Buffalo Police Department and services law enforcement agencies in Erie and Chautauqua counties.

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Government information (New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services)
Press release (New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services)
Government information (New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services)

The Buffalo Police Department's SafeCam program is a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

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Government information (Buffalo Police Department)

In 2018, the New York Attorney General provided $150,000 to the Buffalo Police Department for 300 body-worn cameras.

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Press release (New York Attorney General's Office)

The Buffalo Police Department scanned 40,819,714 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. The ALPRs "overwhelmingly" target the east side of the city.

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News article (WKBW)
Public records (MuckRock)
Public records (MuckRock)

The Erie County Sheriff's Office first acquired cell-site simulator technology from Harris Corp. in 2008. The agency upgraded to a Stingray II from Harris in 2012.

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News article (Vocativ)
News article (Kevin Collier)

The Erie County Sheriff's Office has four drones, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.

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Nonprofit Report (ACLU of New York)

In October 2017, the Erie County Sheriff's Office began a body-worn camera pilot progam with 12 Axon cameras. In 2019, the Erie County legislature approved a 5-year contract with Axon to expand the BWC program for $1.6 million.

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Government information (Erie County Sheriff's Office)
Public records (Erie County Sheriff's Office)
Meeting documents (Erie Public Safety Committee)

The Cheektowaga Police Department installed Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2023.

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News article (WIVB)

The Amherst Police Department agreed to spend $3.7 million over 10 years on a contract with Axon Enterprise to provide updated body worn cameras, car cameras and Tasers.

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News article (Buffalo News)

The Amhearst Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

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Government information (Town of Amhearst)

The Kenmore Police Department's SafeCam program is a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

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Government information (Village of Kenmore)

In 2018, the New York Attorney General provided $37,625 to the Amherst Police Department for 43 body-worn cameras.

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Press release (New York Attorney General's Office)

The West Seneca Police Department has one drone, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.

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Nonprofit Report (ACLU of New York)
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Tonawanda Police Department has one drone, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.

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Nonprofit Report (ACLU of New York)

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $79,665 to the Cheektowaga Police Department in 2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

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Government information (U.S Department of Justice)