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Youngstown 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 Youngstown Police Department
Location Youngstown, OH
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Youngstown Police Department announced plans in January 2022 to use $1.2 million in American Rescue Plan funds to purchase 100 body-worn cameras and 150 Taser weapons from Axon.

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News article (The Vindicator)

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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