Body Worn Camera Survey
( continued )
Agency Size Ratio to Body Worn Camera Usage Size of Agencies
Total Yes
No
1 – 10 Officers
|
117
|
87 ( 74.4 %)
|
30 ( 25.6 %)
|
11 – 25 Officers
|
88
|
75 ( 85.2 %)
|
13 ( 14.8 %)
|
|
26 –
50 Officers
|
50
|
45 ( 90 %)
|
5 ( 10 %)
|
51 – 100 Officers 43 41 ( 95.3 %) 2 ( 4.7 %) 100 + 29 26 ( 89.7 %) 3 ( 10.3 %)
State agencies , marshal offices , and transportation agencies ( rail / airport / probation / fire ) reported lower rates of BWC deployments . It should be noted with some exceptions , these agencies experience the lowest potential for interaction with persons displaying violent or unruly behavior . Similarly , officers assigned to K-12 schools and colleges / universities have moderate implementation of BWC . Some of this may be explained by privacy concerns for children as well as administrators do not support their usage .
Size of Agencies
Usage by Agency Type
Total Yes
No
Municipal Police 216 201 ( 93.1 %) 15 ( 6.9 %)
County Police 13 12 ( 92.3 %) 1 ( 7.6 %) Sheriff Offices 15 11 ( 73.3 %) 4 ( 26.7 %)
State Agencies 12 5 ( 41.7 %) 7 ( 58.3 %) Colleges / Universities 28 21 ( 75 %) 7 ( 25 %) Technical Colleges 10 8 ( 80 %) 2 ( 20 %)
K – 12 Schools 13 10 ( 76.9 %) 3 ( 23.1 %)
Municipal / Co . Marshal Offcs
17 10 ( 58.8 %) 7 ( 41.2 %)
District Atty / Solicitor ’ s Invs . 3 0 3 ( 100 %)
Other ( Rail / Airport / Probation / Fire )
7 2 ( 28.6 %) 5 ( 71.4 %)
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