Case Study: Las Cruces Police Department achieves real-time situational awareness and safer, more effective responses with Axon

Las Cruces Police Department in New Mexico uses Axon Respond for Devices for greater awareness and visibility in the field

Las Cruces Police Department, serving about 100,000 residents (rising by roughly 20% when the state university is in session) with 200 sworn officers, needed better efficiency, officer safety, and real-time situational awareness—especially for high-risk SWAT incidents and to meet a state body-camera mandate. To address this, the agency partnered with Axon and began beta testing Axon Body 3 cameras while evaluating the Officer Safety Plan (OSP 7+) and Respond for Devices.

Axon supplied Axon Body 3, Respond for Devices, and the OSP 7+ bundle; Body 3s were described as robust and easy to use, with about 60 already deployed and a phased rollout planned for all sworn officers plus ~30 non-sworn staff. Respond’s livestreaming, alerts and mapping let commanders pinpoint officers and coordinate in real time—what a SWAT commander called “100% better”—and OSP 7+ has improved training, TASER logistics, VR community engagement, and overall operational efficiency for Las Cruces Police Department.

Las Cruces Police Department

Rob Benavidez

Officer