Hartford Police Case Study: How Video is Changing Community Policing

This discussion explores how the Hartford Real Time Crime Center uses Milestone XProtect and BriefCam to turn hours of surveillance footage into actionable intelligence for investigations and real-time response. Case studies on illegal residential nightclubs and dumping hotspots show how mobile, fixed, LPR, and thermal drone cameras helped analysts track patterns and give courts clear evidence, leading to fines, enforcement actions, and shutdowns. Beyond crime fighting, the session covers citywide cost savings, better neighborhood quality of life, cross-agency collaboration, and research showing that video evidence significantly increases case solvability.