The reality of modern public safety is that reacting to a crime after it has happened is often too late. To truly protect our families and friends, safety needs to start before criminals have the chance to move in and cause harm.
Today, I am introducing COPS: Criminal Observation & Public Safety. This isn't just a surveillance tool; it is a proactive shield. By integrating advanced facial recognition, real-time offender tracking, and using an intelligent monitoring system we move into a solution and not continuing with a broken problem. We have created a system that identifies threats the moment they enter our streets.
We are moving from a 'reactive' force to a 'preventative' one—ensuring that those who seek to do us harm find no place to hide in our community. Let’s look at how this technology turns our city into a” fortress of safety."
No more human monitoring
Let C.O.P.S. take the emotions out of protecting our lives.
WHY C.O.P.S.
We are moving from a 'reactive' force to a 'preventative' one—ensuring that those who seek to do us harm find no place to hide in our community. Let’s look at how this technology turns our city into a” fortress of safety."
There are over 900,000 sworn law enforcement officers in the U.S., with recent data suggesting figures around 720,000 to 850,000 for patrol/sheriff officers specifically, encompassing federal, state, and local levels, plus significant civilian support staff, leading to total law enforcement employees closer to 1.2 to 1.6 million individuals. The exact number varies by source and inclusion of sworn vs. civilian roles, but estimates place the total workforce in the millions, serving the decentralized system of around 18,000 agencies.
Why the Numbers Differ
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Different reports (BLS, BJS, FBI, Statista) track different categories (patrol, all sworn, total employees).
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Counts often separate officers with arrest powers (sworn) from civilian support staff.
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The decentralized nature of U.S. policing involves many agencies, each with its own count.
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