CSPD Real Time Crime Center

Real Time Crime Center

The Real-Time Crime Center is a specialized CSPD unit, staffed by an analyst and detectives, which supports officers and detectives responding to calls for service and other investigations by providing them with real-time information. This information comes from department records, law enforcement databases, and other integrated technologies. This increased access to immediate information increases officer safety, community member safety, and investigative efficiency.

To make the Real-Time Crime Center operational, CSPD utilizes a technology platform called Fusus. Fusus is a map-based integration tool that combines private and public video streams, camera locations, law enforcement data, floor plans, live positions of first responders, live drone footage, and more. All of this information is then provided to the RTCC personnel and distributed to the responding officer or detective as needed, enabling for greater situational awareness and a common operating picture. What used to take hours or even days to do, now can happen in a matter of minutes.

The final portion of the RTCC is the drones as first responders program. This program allows for a drone to be dispatched to certain types of calls in order to gain more information for possible responding officers. The information gathered by the drone will help dispatchers in the public safety communication center know the size of the emergency response that is needed and communicate that information to responding officers. Dispatchers can also relay any information that may be available about victim or suspect locations, or even cancel a call before an officer arrives if an emergency is not taking place. By utilizing drones to gather more information, patrol resources can be dispatched more efficiently to the most emergent of calls within our community, lowering response times and increasing safety

All technology CSPD uses is strictly governed by federal, state, and local laws, and all systems are used in a manner that is constitutionally sound. In addition, CSPD has several policies in place to guide the usage of each technology. All systems track use and are auditable. See below for a list of specific policies related to CSPD Technology use. 

• 1501-12 ALPR
• GO 1535 Unmanned Aerial System
• GO 1092 Real Time Crime Center
• GO 1082 Public Safety Camera System
• GO 1904 Use of Specialized Axon Systems
• GO 1905 Use of Artificial Intelligence
• GO 1612 Records Security