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Request for a public hearing

Explore a Noise Camera Pilot for Boston Police

Last activity August 6, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

  1. Introduced

    July 31, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

A City Council hearing order asks the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee to hold a hearing about a pilot program for deploying noise cameras by the Boston Police Department. The measure cites incidents of street takeovers and loud vehicle noise, compares practices in other cities, notes privacy concerns, and considers portable, test deployments to improve enforcement.

Affects Boston residents

Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon, Miniard Culpepper, and Brian Worrell

Now with the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice

About Public Safety and Technology & Privacy

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Official title

Order for a hearing to explore a pilot program allowing the Boston Police Department to deploy noise cameras.

Timeline

  1. August 5, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice.