ATLANTA - Nearly nine out of 10 Atlanta police officers now wear body cameras, a dramatic increase from just a few years ago, and the city’s top cop says the technology has transformed the way officers do their jobs.

Atlanta Police body cameras

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A new audit of the Atlanta Police Department found 88 percent of dispatch calls now include body camera video, up more than 50 percent since the last audit in 2018. Back then, only about a third of calls had camera footage.

Auditors noted that camera technology has improved, with longer battery life, wider lenses, and automatic activation whenever an officer unholsters a firearm or a patrol car’s lights and sirens are turned on. The video is stored for at least five years and is randomly reviewed by supervisors.

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