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Birmingham Police Department Birmingham Jefferson County AL Automated License Plate Readers Flock Safety
The Birmingham Police Department began installing Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2018 and expanded the program in 2020.
Agency: Birmingham Police Department
State: AL
City: Birmingham
County: Jefferson County
Technology: Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor: Flock Safety

The Birmingham Police Department began installing Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2018 and expanded the program in 2020.

Birmingham Police Department Birmingham Jefferson County AL Predictive Policing Geolitica
The Birmingham Police Department uses PredPol (now Geolitica) predictive policing software.
Agency: Birmingham Police Department
State: AL
City: Birmingham
County: Jefferson County
Technology: Predictive Policing
Vendor: Geolitica

The Birmingham Police Department uses PredPol (now Geolitica) predictive policing software.

Birmingham Police Department Birmingham Jefferson County AL Real-Time Crime Center
The Birmingham Police Department received city council approval to spend $1.5 million on its real-time crime center in May 2019. The RTCC has a camera network, including a pilot program with Alabama Power for 95 surveillance cameras around the city—each outfitted gunshot detection sensors. Police also use automated license plate readers.
Agency: Birmingham Police Department
State: AL
City: Birmingham
County: Jefferson County
Technology: Real-Time Crime Center
Vendor:

The Birmingham Police Department received city council approval to spend $1.5 million on its real-time crime center in May 2019. The RTCC has a camera network, including a pilot program with Alabama Power for 95 surveillance cameras around the city—each outfitted gunshot detection sensors. Police also use automated license plate readers.

Birmingham Police Department Birmingham Jefferson County AL Gunshot Detection ShotSpotter
In 2019, the Birmingham Police Department renewed a three-year contract for $2.6 million with ShotSpotter for gunshot detection technology.
Agency: Birmingham Police Department
State: AL
City: Birmingham
County: Jefferson County
Technology: Gunshot Detection
Vendor: ShotSpotter

In 2019, the Birmingham Police Department renewed a three-year contract for $2.6 million with ShotSpotter for gunshot detection technology.

Birmingham Police Department Birmingham Jefferson County AL Body-worn Cameras
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $576,000 to the Birmingham Police Department from 2016-2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.
Agency: Birmingham Police Department
State: AL
City: Birmingham
County: Jefferson County
Technology: Body-worn Cameras
Vendor:

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $576,000 to the Birmingham Police Department from 2016-2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.