Eyes in the Sky

KPD has plans to launch a Drone as First Responder program to provide real-time information about emergency calls to officers in the field.

KPD Camera Installation Begins

Video will be fed to the Real Time Information Center to help police solve crimes and respond to other public-safety incidents.

The city’s place-based violence-reduction strategy relies as much on community relations as it does on enforcing the law.

KPD’s recruiting efforts show promise the agency could address chronic understaffing.

The Knoxville Police Department is trying a second time to secure grant funding to expand its co-response program.

Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.

The McNabb Center will use increased funding to boost pay for social workers, enabling KPD to deploy six teams to respond to mental health crises.

KPD emerges from a contentious City Council meeting with a comprehensive, long-term contract for cameras and software.

Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.

The city’s place-based enforcement strategy has shown some promising results in a high-crime area.