The City of Dunwoody and Dunwoody Police Department are gearing up to showcase their latest leap in law enforcement technology—a new Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) set to be unveiled to media and city officials on August 15. According to Rough Draft Atlanta, the RTCC brings together an array of surveillance tools including license plate recognition cameras, gunshot detection, police body cameras, and more to create a centralized hub for emergency response and crime investigation.
The upgrade to the city's public safety capabilities has been bolstered by a $360,000 investment funded by the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, which enabled the conversion of a police roll call room into the high-tech command center; not only will the center be staffed by crime analysts, but also Dunwoody Public Safety Ambassadors will be working there, who are non-sworn personnel trained to work alongside the police, to fortify the reach and efficacy of the department's resources and Dunwoody Police Chief Mike Carlson emphasized the effectiveness of the new technologies, "The RTCC makes the tools we have for responding to emergencies and investigating crimes more effectively," he stated in an announcement released by the department.
As reported by FOX 5 Atlanta, the Real-Time Crime Center aims to improve situational awareness by providing real-time data to law enforcement, enabling them to make quicker, more informed decisions during critical incidents. It also signifies an effort to strengthen public safety in Dunwoody by integrating various surveillance and detection technologies, promising a significant improvement in the efficiency of the city's emergency responses and criminal investigations.
The initiative has also received support from Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch who advocated the benefits of the RTCC saying, “This will be a force multiplier for public safety, allowing police to cover more of our community at any given time,” and highlighting the role of real-time video and audio feeds in enabling officers to understand the big picture, therefore better coordinate an effective response.
