United States, Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Police Department
Axon body camera AI features (translation, transcription, summarisation, search), supplied by Axon
ProposedJournalismPAI-592263B6
- Body
- Baltimore Police Department
- Country
- United States
- Area
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Technology
- Axon body camera AI features (translation, transcription, summarisation, search)
- Supplier
- Axon
- Status
- Proposed
Planned by a named body: a procurement, approved budget, announced pilot or consultation. Not yet in use. - Stage
- On the horizon
- Since
- Not known
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Not stated in the source
- Evidence
- Journalism
Named reporting by a reputable outlet - Source
- CBS Baltimore, 7 May 2026
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-592263B6
Notes
CBS Baltimore reported on 7 May 2026 that the city's Board of Estimates approved a 10-year, $153 million contract with Axon covering body cameras and Tasers. A police spokesperson said the body cameras will add features to assist in translation, transcription, summarisation and searching of footage. The contract includes a two-year provisional period for officers to test the AI functions and decide whether to buy them, and the department and city are to set procedures and test the technology before wider use. City Council President Zeke Cohen abstained from the vote. The article does not mention Draft One.
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| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Police DepartmentAxon licence plate readers | United StatesBaltimore, Maryland | Axon | — | Proposed |
Axon body camera AI features (translation, transcription, summarisation, search) elsewhere in United States
See them in the tracker| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICE Homeland Security InvestigationsTranslation and transcription of investigative data | United StatesNationwide | Booz Allen | 2024 | Operational | |
| US Immigration and Customs EnforcementReal-time AI translation for field operations | United StatesNationwide | — | — | Proposed | |
| US Customs and Border ProtectionCBP Translate (machine interpretation for officers and agents) | United StatesNationwide | Aneesh Technologies, 24X7, Ellumen Inc., Deloitte, NiyamIT | 2019 | Operational | |
| Transportation Security AdministrationTranscription and summarisation of electronic evidence and video recordings | United States | — | — | Proposed | |
| Federal Bureau of InvestigationTranscription, translation and summarisation tools (five inventory entries) | United StatesNationwide | — | — | Operational | |
| Drug Enforcement AdministrationIntelligence Data Platform (PenLink PLX) multi-language transcription | United StatesNationwide | PenLink PLX | — | Operational | |
| Drug Enforcement AdministrationAudio and written transcription and translation of Spanish and Mandarin (pilot) | United StatesNationwide | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | — | Trial | |
| US Marshals ServiceAxon Evidence transcription | United StatesNationwide | Axon Enterprise, Inc. | — | Operational | |
| US Marshals ServiceIn-house video transcription tool | United StatesNationwide | — | — | Operational | |
| US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector GeneralSpeech-to-text transcription and summarisation service | United StatesNationwide | Microsoft, OpenAI | — | Operational | |
| Fairfax County Police DepartmentAxon Body 4 real-time translation | United StatesFairfax County, Virginia | Axon | — | Operational | |
| Tampa Police DepartmentAxon Assistant real-time translation and Policy Chat on body-worn cameras | United StatesTampa, Florida | Axon | — | Operational |