Project NOLA Live Facial Recognition Crime Cameras automatically alert NOPD, LSP and others the moment a Wanted Subject is likely detected live on camera via a special mobile app, which instantly shows officers what the Subject is wanted for, their present clothing description and location.  Officers continue to receive additional LFR Alerts as Wanted Subjects walk from one Project NOLA Crime Camera to the next, allowing units to map the Subject's location to quickly intercept.
OPSO arrests Glenn Tate on 5/2/2024, after Project NOLA's Live Facial Recognition Alerted that Tate, who was at the time on New Orleans' Most Wanted List in connection to a shooting, had just entered the French Quarter.
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Please help the NOPD arrest violent offenders before they strike by calling calling 504.736.9187 to Host or Sponsor a Project NOLA Facial Recognition Crime Camera on your home or business!!!

Above: Project NOLA Facial/ Clothing/ Vehicle Recognition Crime Cameras helping to solve the 10/1/23 Shooting at Royal & Canal, 12/24/23 Homicide on 100 Exchange Place, and the 2024 Mardi Gras Night Triple Shooting at Royal & Canal.
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Below:  Project NOLA Facial/ Clothing/ Vehicle Recognition Crime Cameras help solve the 3/18/2024 Shooting at Royal & Canal
Above:  Project NOLA uses Facial, Clothing & Vehicle/ LPR Recognition to help NOPD quickly solve 3/18/2024 Shooting at Royal and Canal Street
Above:  Project NOLA Thermal Imaging & Facial/ Clothing/ Vehicle Recognition Cameras alert the NOPD to the live presence of suspects wanted on an assortment of crimes including Sexual Battery, Robbery, Burglary and Theft, immediately leading to their arrest.
Below:  Project NOLA Facial/ Clothing/ Vehicle Recognition Crime Cameras assist the NOPD with an assortment of crimes.

Project NOLA / City RTCC Comparison

By operating its own data center and NOT being funded by public tax dollars, Project NOLA has achieved vastly superior picture quality, groundbreaking advanced feature sets, and a significantly lower operation cost that more greatly benefit Public Safety while also better protecting people's privacy.
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Project NOLA National RTCC at UNO
City RTCC on Rampart St.
Years in Operation
14 Years
7 Years
Primary Funding Source
Grants, Charitable Donations & Besquests
Tax Dollars
Per Camera Cost
FREE Crime Cameras, Cloud Fees as little as $300/ yr to host a 4mp HD camera (30fps/ 14-30 day retention), then use the licensed installer of your choosing
Purchase and have camera installed by one of several City approved vendors, then about $300/ yr for 2mp Cloud Recording (15fps/ 7 day retention)
Max Cloud Record Resolution
8k UHD / 33 Megapixels
@ 60fps
1080p HD / 2 Megapixels
​@15fps
Advanced Camera Features
Ultra-High Definition, Sony STARVIS NightVision, Advanced Auto-Tracking of People & Vehicles, AI Activated & Directed Red/ Blue Police Lights, AI Activated & Directed White Spot Light, and more
Static Red/ Blue Police Lights
Advanced Analytics
Live Facial Recognition proven to be 99% accurate that automatically alerts NOPD, LSP and others when a wanted subject is detected live on camera, Clothing Recognition, Vehicle Recognition (including LPR), Clothing Recognition, Bicycle Recognition, Gunshot Detection, Graffiti Tagging Detection, Intrusion Detection, Fence Jumping Detection, Tripline Detection, etc.
Passive Facial Recognition, although reported by local media to be 100% inaccurate.
Video Access
Project NOLA Crime Cameras may be remotely accessed via PC or mobile devices by the NOPD, LSP, FBI Violent Crimes Task Force, and Supervisors belonging to Special Federal/ NOPD/ Multi-Agency Task Forces, as well as Project NOLA staff.  Crime Camera hosts may also access their crime camera, tie their crime camera into their existing CCTV system or even request their crime camera feed to their neighborhood's private patrol.
City & SafeCam Platinum Cameras may be monitored at the City's RTCC on Rampart Street by Mayor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness staff and authorized visitors, which may occasionally include NOPD, LSP and others.
Privacy
To better protect people's privacy, digital media is stored at Project NOLA's private data center at the University of New Orleans, is not sold or shared to third parties, is only used for police investigations, and is not subject to public records requests.
Data is stored on shared servers at commercial data centers, is very often used for civil / non-criminal matters, has previously been subjected to commercial data mining, and may be obtained by private individuals and companies via a standard records request.
Reliability
< 1% Camera Failure Rate
99% Facial Recognition Success Rate
Possibly 50% ~ 70% Camera Failure Rate
100% Facial Recognition Failure Rate Reported
Benefits
More significantly benefits public safety and better protects people's privacy, at a considerably lower cost, with much greater accuracy and reliability.  Although smaller and more aesthetically pleasing than City Crime Cameras, Project NOLA Crime Cameras see considerably further away with much higher picture quality, especially at night.
Mostly assists with traffic accidents. Benefits public safety

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EIN Number 27-0786903, Project NOLA is a tax exempt charitable organization under Section 501 (c)(3)  of the Internal Revenue Code.  Contributions to Project NOLA are deductible under section 170 of the Code.  Project NOLA may also receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code.

​The most cost-efficient crime camera program in existence, we make every dollar count and greatly appreciate all charitable donations!

Contact Us

Project NOLA National RTCC
University of New Orleans
Oliver St. Pe TRAC Building
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, Louisiana 70122

Phone:  (504) 736-9187
Project NOLA greatly respects and prioritizes people's right to privacy. Raw footage and metadata from Project NOLA's nationwide network of crime cameras is securely stored on servers at Project NOLA's National Real-Time Crime Center located at the University of New Orleans, and is only used to assist Law Enforcement responding to Emergency Situations and Investigating Felony Crimes.  Project NOLA's Proprietary Data is automatically deleted and overwritten within two months, is never sold, and is not shared with third parties outside the public safety community.

Where legally permitted, Project NOLA operates Facial Recognition Crime Cameras installed on private and commercial property.  While authorized law enforcement personnel may remotely access camera video and receive automated alerts when a known wanted felon is potentially detected live on camera, only Project NOLA supervisors may access Facial Recognition data to conduct searches, which are strictly limited to assisting with felony investigations and missing persons cases.  A community based public safety initiative, Project NOLA does not use Facial Recognition to identify or locate individuals possibly facing deportation from the United States or involved in peaceful protests, unless an individual is also wanted for a Felony Crime.

Project NOLA unbiasedly treats all individuals equally without favoring with or discriminating against particular groups.  Safeguards in place to protect individuals right to privacy and freedom of expression include Project NOLA Crime Camera Hosts having the right to immediately terminate their participation with Project NOLA's community-based public safety initiative for any reason they may possibly deem necessary.
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