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Rialto Police Department

First police department to conduct randomized controlled trial of Axon body cameras
Tracked because First police department to conduct randomized controlled trial of Axon body cameras · 6 documented connections
Facts on record2
Connections mapped6
Sources cited9
✦ Thin coverage gap +10 connected to 6 entities · only 2 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 2S
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
PATTERN government agency → [pilot customer] → company → [contrac... 4× PATTERN government agency → [contractor] → company → [pilot custo... 4× PATTERN government agency → [research subject] → person → [collea... 3× PATTERN person → [colleague] → person → [research subject] → gove... 3×
Connection Map
Key Connections
← VieVu company
Customer/Deployment Partner
VieVu body cameras were deployed by the Rialto Police Department in California as part of a landmark study on the effect of body-worn cameras on police use-of-force incidents.
→ Axon Enterprise company
pilot_customer
Conducted first major randomized trial of Axon Flex cameras showing large reductions in complaints and use of force
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Stale Last update: 187d ago · Avg age: 1568d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Rialto Police Department filed filing with the SEC on 2017-10-13. Accession number: N/A.
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No usaspending contracts found for "Rialto Police Department" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Rialto Police Department — USASpending contracts (no results)
All Connections (6)
→ Rick Smith person
technology_provider inferential since 2010s
Axon Enterprise (led by Rick Smith) provides body-worn cameras and related technology to police departments, including Rialto Police Department which has been documented in body camera studies
→ Axon Enterprise company
pilot_customer confirmed
Conducted first major randomized trial of Axon Flex cameras showing large reductions in complaints and use of force
← The Lab @ DC organization
Research Partner inferential since 2026
The Lab @ DC has been involved in research partnerships with police departments, including the Rialto Police Department.
Case Study / Comparison secondary since 2015
The MPDC is referenced alongside the Rialto Police Department in the context of studies on police body-worn cameras and related research by Seth Stoughton.
← VieVu company
Customer/Deployment Partner primary since 2012
VieVu body cameras were deployed by the Rialto Police Department in California as part of a landmark study on the effect of body-worn cameras on police use-of-force incidents.
← David Yokum person
research_subject inferential since 2026
David Yokum has documented involvement with the Rialto Police Department, likely in connection with behavioral research or policy work.
Sources (9)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Rialto Police Department — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Rialto Police Department — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Rialto Police Department — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Rialto Police Department — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Rialto Police Department — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt