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Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh Police Department
Location Pittsburgh, PA
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

All Pittsburgh Police Department officers were outfitted with body-worn cameras in 2019. The city received a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department to purchase body-worn cameras in 2015.

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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