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San Diego County Sheriff's 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 San Diego County Sheriff's Department
Location San Diego, CA
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The San Diego Sheriff's Department owned 1,348 Axon body-worn cameras as of December 2018. The agency received approval for a $1.1 million budget request to purchase the equipment in April 2019.

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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