Since August, Greeley police have responded to about 2,000 crimes, including 65 felonies, resulting in 121 arrests.
The Greeley Police Department’s new Real-Time Information Center, which was launched in a limited capacity in October, was the first on the scene for more than 60% of those crimes and was instrumental in assisting emergency services with the situation.
The department shared these updates and other recent successes of the Real-Time Information Center at a community meeting on Thursday. Police Chief Adam Turk described the center as the eyes of the police.
Using advanced technology such as drones, city and police camera feeds and license plate readers, the center organizes and improves the efficiency of emergency services.
Other cities implementing similar centers have seen a significant crime reduction, according to the department. In Mesa, Arizona, police saw a 24% decrease in crime in the first 90 days of implementation. Because the Real-Time Information Center makes it more likely criminals will get caught, Turk said, it’s also a strong deterrent against crime.
Officers at the meeting reaffirmed that the center will not use facial recognition scanners and will only use object recognition scanners. So if a call comes in for a stolen vehicle, officers can enter the vehicle’s make, model and color, and the artificial intelligence system will scan all the cameras in the system to locate the vehicle and track its movement across the city.
Officers also answered concerns from the residents in the audience, clarifying that they can only access city cameras and the cameras of residents and businesses who have permitted them to do so. Currently, the police have reached out to 188 businesses across the city, and 35% have signed on to the program or said they would consider it.
“A few years ago, after I became police chief, we sat down as a leadership team and said what can we do better to address public safety, how can we better leverage technology to our advantage to be more efficient and effective to keep our officers safe and our community safe,” Turk said. “Our goal is to leverage this technology and use it more proactively rather than waiting for something bad to happen, going through our files and then trying to play catch-up.”
The department has temporarily housing the Real-Time Information Center at Fire Station 6, 10603 W. 20th St., and plans to locate it permanently near the Greeley Police Department on 10th Street. The department expects the center to be fully operational by the first quarter of 2026.
“This makes me feel really proud of Greeley and what we’re doing to help address these issues in the city,” Councilwoman Melissa McDonald said after the meeting.
Turk has assured residents that the department wishes to maintain an open dialogue with the community regarding the center and will host several more meetings before it becomes fully operational.
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