No. The RTCC can display the video feed from the Drone as First Responder (DFR) program. The intent of the DFR program is to enhance CVPD’s response to emergency calls for service. As such, drones are used during an active response to an emergency or other call for police assistance. CVPD policy prohibits drone operators from intentionally recording or transmitting images of any location where a person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, such as inside private buildings, except where authorized by a warrant issued by a judge or in emergency situations. Click here to learn more about the DFR program.

Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) data is considered confidential by state law and is restricted to use by law enforcement for official purposes. CVPD staff who have been trained in the ALPR system, including sworn and specific civilian staff (i.e., dispatch and crime analysts), may access ALPR data for official law enforcement purposes. Each user has a unique and secure log in credential and any search of the data must include the reason for searching (case number, call for service number, crime description etc.). CVPD follows state law under SB 54. No RTCC technologies, tools, or resources are used for immigration enforcement. Click here to learn more about ALPR data access.

In regard to whom we share data with, per the per California Senate Bill 34, ALPR data can only be shared with other law enforcement agencies. Click here to view the current list of all the law enforcement agencies that we share ALPR data with, and who we receive data from.  Please note that we only share data to law enforcement agencies located within the state of California, and do not share with ICE and CBP.

CVPD does not use predictive policing technologies. The RTCC does not have the technological capability to forecast crime or direct the deployment of police personnel.

The RTCC does not use facial recognition technologies. Although marketing materials from Motorola Solutions suggest that their software has the capability to interact with facial recognition technologies, CVPD does not have or use these technologies and has no plans to utilize this advertised capability.

In 2017, the City of Chula Vista adopted a Smart City Strategic Action Plan. A key goal of the Strategic Action Plan is to continue efforts to become a more open and transparent City. In order to support this goal, the City has set an objective to maximize the use of data and analytics to improve city services and increase public access to city information. This also includes ensuring that all new technology, including public data and information collected is stored, managed and utilized in a secure, transparent and safe way. The city is working to develop a comprehensive Citywide Technology Oversight Policy to ensure the safe and effective use of new technologies and protect public data. The Policy will also help to advance the City Council priorities of improving the city’s policies for adoption of new technologies, public data management, security, and privacy. This effort will include the establishment of a City task force of key stakeholders to guide the development of the Policy. New technologies implemented by the police department will be presented to the Privacy Protection and Technology Advisory Commission to provide recommendations to the City Council on the acquisition of technology to improve sensitive personal information management, security and privacy.

To learn more about the City of Chula Vista's Smart City Plan, click here.

Our main goal is to improve services and increase public access to information while ensuring that new technology is managed and utilized in a secure, transparent and safe way. Any future technologies that may have an impact on the privacy of our community will be presented to the Privacy Protection and Technology Advisory Commission. We remain committed to engaging in dialogue focused on keeping the community safe before deploying technology that may be perceived to infringe on privacy concerns.