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The open-source backbone of the body-worn camera ecosystem — using AI to analyze footage ethically and transparently for evidence-based policing reform.

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REC OPENBWC

99% of Body-Worn Camera footage is never reviewed.

The vast majority of policing captures officers simply doing their jobs—a reality that stays hidden due to privacy laws and massive data volume.

● We're building privacy-preserving analysis to change that.

Our Mission

Accurately interpret police BWC footage by employing open source ML, CV, & NLP technologies

Ethical AI

Using transparent, open-source technologies to ensure accountability and fairness in every analysis.

Evidence-Based

Identifying behavioral patterns through rigorous analysis to support data-driven policy reform.

Transparent

Open-source methodology that anyone can review, audit, and contribute to for collective improvement.

Open Where It Counts, Private Where It Matters

We keep our methods open for anyone to inspect, while sensitive footage stays under the control of the people it belongs to.

What's Public

Our algorithms, models, and insights are open source — free to review, audit, and build on.

What's Private

Your data stays yours. Body-worn camera footage is never collected or shared through OpenBWC.

Built to Run Offline

Our tools are designed to run locally, so sensitive footage never has to leave your environment.

Trusted Partnerships & Support

We are grateful for the support received by the following organizations

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Latest updates, features, and announcements from the OpenBWC team.

RIT News

RIT scientists developing machine learning techniques to analyze body-worn camera footage

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Rochester Beacon

RIT gets $1M to analyze body-worn camera footage

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RIT Spotlights

Machine learning meets law enforcement in RIT research project

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Rochester First

RIT professor to use machine learning techniques for body cam analysis

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Rochester Business Journal

RIT, RPD partnership looks at AI methods to analyze body-worn camera footage

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WHEC News 10

RIT scientists develop technology to analyze police body cam footage

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13 WHAM

RIT teaming with Rochester Police to analyze body-worn camera footage

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