The police department has 125 marked units with video recording systems and is acquiring 18 new Ford Interceptor vehicles this year. About 175 uniformed police officers and 30 sergeants and lieutenants are assigned to marked vehicles.
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The police first used VHS recording systems in 2001, and switched to a digital recording system in 2011.
The city right now is not interested in body-worn camera systems, but the police department may considering adding the technology in the future, according to the city’s request for proposals.
The city said vendors who respond to its solicitation can detail how their video systems can be expanded to include body-worn cameras. This capability may be a secondary consideration, the city said.
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A 2015 survey found that two-thirds of respondents from Dayton area codes said they feel safer when a police officer wears a video camera.
The same survey also found that two in three respondents indicated their trust in the Dayton Police Department would increase if officers wore body-mounted cameras.
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