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	NCJ Number:		NCJ 248767
	Title:		Local Police Departments, 2013: Equipment and Technology
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			Agency Summary
	Author(s):		Brian A. Reaves
	Corporate Author:		Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) US Dept of Justice Office of Justice Programs United States of America
	Date Published:		07/2015
	Page Count:		17
	Annotation:		This report uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics’ 2013 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey to describe the equipment (such as nonlethal weapons and body armor) and technology (such as video cameras, license plate readers, and websites) used by local police departments.
	Abstract:		The survey found that the percentage of local police departments that authorized their officers to use conducted energy weapons, such as Tasers, increased from 60 percent in 2007 to 81 percent in 2013. The percentage of departments that require officers to wear protective armor at all times increased from 65 percent in 2007 to 71 percent in 2013. From 2007 to 2013, the percentage of departments using in-car video cameras increased from 61 percent to 68 percent. Approximately 32 percent of departments used body-worn cameras in 2013. About one in six departments used automated vehicle license plate readers in 2013, including a majority of those departments serving a population of 25,000 or more. Also, departments serving 25.000 or more residents provided patrol officers with in-field computerized access to vehicle records, driving records, and outstanding warrants. Of departments serving 10,000 or more residents, just over 90 percent had their own websites and just over 80 percent used social media. Approximately 60 percent of departments made crime statistics available to citizens electronically, including just over 90 percent of those serving 25,000 or more residents. The LEMAS Survey collects data from a nationally representative sample of State and local law enforcement agencies. The LEMAS Survey that preceded the 2013 survey was conducted in 2007. 6 figures and 24 tables
	Main Term(s):		Police equipment
	Index Term(s):		Body armor/Personal protective equipment ; Automated License Plate Scanning ; Technology transfer ; Police statistics ; Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) ; Police department surveys ; Tasers ; Police in-car video systems ; BJS Resources
	Sale Source:		Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) US Dept of Justice 810 Seventh Street NW Office of Justice Programs Washington, DC 20531 United States of America
	Type:		Survey ; Statistics ; Report (Annual/Periodic)
	Country:		United States of America
	Language:		English
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