Most officers in the Philadelphia Police Department’s 22nd District equipped with body-worn cameras (BWCs) did not activate them when required by policy, a new audit found.
On Wednesday, July 8, the Citizens Police Oversight Commission released the results of an audit that examined the use of BWCs in the 22nd District and whether officers followed the appropriate procedures.
The audit, which reviewed incident reports from April and June 2025, found that BWC video was recorded in just 28% of those incidents…