Chicago Police Department deploys 400 Axon Body-Worn cameras

The Chicago Police Department in the US has completed the deployment of 400 Axon Body 2 cameras purchased from Axon, a company which develops technology and weapon products for the law enforcement market.

The agency started equipping officers with Axon Body 2 cameras in 2015 and has deployed nearly 7,000 cameras supported by Axon’s digital evidence management solution Evidence.com to date.

Chicago Police’s Superintendent Eddie Johnson said: “The use of body-worn cameras by our entire agency is a huge step towards increasing public safety and accountability in our city.

“The seamless integration of body camera footage onto the Evidence.com cloud platform makes it easy for us to get to the truth of a situation quickly and efficiently.”

Axon CEO and founder Rick Smith said: “It’s great to see an agency the size of the Chicago Police Department realise the value in fully adopting our body-worn camera technology.

“By being fully integrated on the Axon network, officers have the ability to seamlessly and securely manage data, allowing them to spend less time at their desks, and more time in their communities.”

In the field of action, these body-worn cameras are used to record and capture the incidents for evidence.

Last week, Axon announced that Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD)  purchased 1,060 Axon body and in-car cameras on Evidence.com for agency-wide deployment.

The order will be shipped in multiple phases.