Asheville, NC

Asheville, NC approves surveillance tech for real-time crime intelligence

The Asheville City Council approved a $1.14 million federal grant to establish a Real-Time Intelligence Center using Fusus software, enabling police analysts to access multiple camera feeds from partners like city schools and the housing authority through a centralized map-based system. The technology is designed as a reactive tool focused on solving violent crimes in vulnerable communities, with no use of facial recognition or AI, and camera owners retaining control over their footage.

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Asheville, NC

United States

Asheville, NC launched a new dashboard to display homelessness demographic data to the public

The city of Asheville launched a new dashboard that displays Point in Time (PIT) count data from an annual data collection focused on homelessness. The city partners with local organizations to obtain specific demographic data on those experiencing homelessness either in emergency shelters, transitional housing, or who are unsheltered. The data collected is de-identified, aggregated, reported to the The United States Department of Housing & Urban Development, and then published on the website.

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Asheville, NC

United States

Asheville, NC supports police investigations with resident tips on the TIP2APD app

App users send anonymous tips and information about ongoing investigations to the police department. Investigating officers can respond with follow-up questions in the app without sacrificing anonymity. TIP2APD includes a crime alert notification feature and police department updates on investigations by location. The Asheville Police Department also accepts anonymous tips outside of the app when residents text TIP2APD to 847411.

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Asheville, NC

United States

Asheville, NC is implementing live translations in Russian and Spanish for government meetings

The city is using coding to implement live translations in Russian and Spanish when streaming government meetings. This project will allow hearing-impaired and non-English speaking residents to participate in local government in a way that they’ve never been able to before.

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Asheville, NC

United States

Asheville, NC transitioned to an open data portal system

Asheville changed the way their city data is handled by transitioning to an open data, self-serve system. The system has increased citizen access to city data while simultaneously reducing the city's workload in making data available reactively. Asheville's public platform allows users to explore and download open data, discover apps, analyze maps and tables, and engage to solve important local issues.

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Asheville, NC

United States