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Oxnard, CA Police Department
Population: 208,000 Sworn officers: 227
Axon Products Used: Axon Evidence, TASER, Axon Community Request
Pushing prevention
Oxnard PD implemented Axon Community Request December of 2017. Soon after rolling out the service, the department realized the potential crime deterrence possibilities in addition to the inherent time-saving and efficiency-adding conveniences.
Challenges
• Evidence collection from citizens and organizations is cumbersome and time consuming.
• Neighborhood and community watch organizations can be better utilized.
Implementation
870 pieces of citizens evidence in 8 months
Oxnard PD had immediate, impactful, widespread adoption of Community Request. All Oxnard officers have iPhones and are able to use the Axon Capture app to collect evidence quickly and in an organized way.
“Considering the time detectives spend on evidence collection follow-ups, I’d say we’re saving ourselves about an hour to an hour and twenty minutes in each instance.” – Marc Amon, Sergeant, Oxnard PD
Detectives are able to leverage Community Request from their desk, as are civilian missing persons specialists.
“For missing persons, most people have photographs on their phones. So it’s just so much easier to send them a link...and the streamlined evidence management process has helped put the department in positions for future success.” – Marc Amon, Sergeant, Oxnard PD
About Community Request
With Community Request, you can invite individual witnesses – or an entire community – to submit photos and videos of an incident directly to your agency. The Axon App allows officers to send out individual invites to witnesses directly from Axon Capture or Axon Evidence.
Community Request for Communities – create public evidence submission portals that allow agencies to collect evidence from the public during both large-scale and smaller, day-to- day events. And citizens aren’t required to download any additional apps or go through any registration.
Oxnard PD has even promoted Axon Commnunity Request for Communities as part of their Eyes On Crime program – a partnership with local communities and neighborhood watch groups. Setting up communities portals allow the department to easily receive video and pictures from smart phones, along with video surveillance footage from homes equipped with Ring or Nest systems.
“It’s acting as a deterrent for us. We’ve seen around a 5% drop in crime rate so far and will continue to watch.” – Corina Gardner, Community Service Officer, Oxnard PD
What's to come
Some major retailers in the area have been quicker than others to begin using email evidence submission links. The department intends to become more active in demonstrating to benefits to these retailers. Oxnard PD will also continue to monitor crime rates and look for other methods to better define the value of Axon Community Request when it comes to crime prevention.