THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY POLICING HAS ARRIVED Glendale, Arizona, is one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. and home to a diverse population of more than 250,000 residents. Located just nine miles northwest of downtown Phoenix, Glendale features a vibrant metropolitan area with a sports and entertainment district that includes Gila River Arena, which hosts the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes, as well as State Farm Stadium, home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals and the site of the 2008, 2015, and upcoming 2023 Super Bowls. As the city quickly grew, focus shifted toward the integration and evolution of existing public safety technology to better support safety and security. The Glendale Police Department (GPD) led the effort to create a Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) that would speed response times of first responders, leverage their existing investments in technology, and help the department operate more efficiently through the use of real-time intelligence. They selected and implemented a robust public safety platform that integrated video, license plate recognition, radio, computer aided dispatch (CAD), and more into one ecosystem. A core innovation of the RTCC is its new partnership with local businesses to increase public safety while strengthening community ties. “Glendale is the largest West Valley city in the Phoenix Metro area,” said Glendale Chief of Police Chris Briggs. “When I joined the force, we were a bedroom community, and we’ve now become a diverse community and a destination location with hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. The GPD’s mission is to reduce and prevent crime whenever we can do so in order to keep the community and our visitors safe.”
CUSTOMER PROFILE
GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT GLENDALE, AZ, USA
INDUSTRY Law Enforcement
SOLUTIONS • CommandCentral Aware and CommandCentral Analytics • Vigilant Fixed and Mobile License Plate Recognition • Avigilon Video Analytics • ASTRO P25 Communications
• Motorola APX™ Radios • MCC Dispatch Consoles • PremierOne™ CAD & RMS • CommandCentral Jail BENEFITS
• Innovative Public/Private Partnership Increases Community Engagement and Crime Prevention • Real-time Data Enables First Responders for Faster Response and Increased Safety • Technology Leads to Faster, More Efficient Case
CASE STUDY | GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT
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