On Monday, the Raleigh Police Department was awarded more than $600,000 in federal funding to support its new real-time crime center.
The funding was secured in part by Congresswoman Deborah Ross and Senator Thom Tillis.
The crime center is made up of close to 1,000 cameras and can see crime as it happens, dispatching officers quicker.
The center analyzes data to identify crime patterns as well as hot spots for crime in Wake County.
"When we invest in our ways for our staff to target violent offenders without taking unnecessary risks to their lives, we are proving their welfare and wellbeing for the crimes they committed," said Raleigh Chief of Police Estella Patterson.
Raleigh police hope to have all the components of their real-time crime center operational in the next six months.