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Local Police Departments, 2013: Equipment and Technology

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AN ESTIMATED 32 PERCENT OF LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE USING BODY-WORN CAMERAS IN 2013

WASHINGTON – An estimated 32 percent of local police departments provided at least some officers with body-worn cameras...