Irvine, CA (December 13, 2024) - Irvine has become the first city in Orange County to open its own Real Time Crime Center, where police are using a mix of street cameras and other technology, data and analytics to solve and prevent crime.
The $2 million center, located at police headquarters, is manned by two crime specialists, a crime analyst and a drone pilot. The center’s staff monitors calls that come in to dispatch and identifies patterns, observes footage from security and other cameras around the city and operates a police drone.