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.

.	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