The City of Dunwoody and Dunwoody Police Department will unveil to media and city leadership its new Real Time Crime Center on Aug. 15.
“The RTCC makes the tools we have for responding to emergencies and investigating crimes more effectively,” Dunwoody Police Chief Mike Carlson said in a statement released by the department. “We’ve had great success with new technologies and continue to embrace new ways to keep our community safe.”
Powered by Flock Safety, the cutting-edge RTCC is a comprehensive command center that brings together the city’s license plate recognition cameras, gunshot detection, police body cameras, Condor pan-tilt cameras, Flock’s Adaptive 911, call geolocation, and third-party video cameras.
Dunwoody Police used $360,000 in Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax funding to convert the police roll call room to the RTCC. Crime analysts and Dunwoody Public Safety Ambassadors, who are non-sworn personnel trained to work alongside the police, will staff the center, according to the statement.
The city has been steadily adding surveillance cameras at key intersections around the city, including several installations funded by the Perimeter Center Improvement Districts.
“This will be a force multiplier for public safety, allowing police to cover more of our community at any given time,” Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch said. “Officers will have access to real-time video and audio feeds to understand the big picture and better coordinate an effective response.”
