High-Tech Real Time Crime Center Innovations
The Colorado Springs Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center is a cutting-edge public safety initiative that leverages advanced technology to support officers in the field and improve community response. Deputy Chief Jeff Jensen will provide an inside look at how the center integrates tools like live drone feeds, body-worn camera footage, automated translation features, license plate readers, and other real-time data streams to enhance situational awareness and decision-making. Attendees will learn how this high-tech hub helps assess incidents more quickly, allocate resources effectively, and ultimately elevate the overall quality of policing in Colorado Springs.
Deputy Chief Jeff Jensen joined the Colorado Springs Police Department in 1996. He served as a patrol officer in Sand Creek before transferring to the Metro Vice, Narcotics and Intelligence Division in 1999. While with Metro VNI, he served as both a Street Team detective and Bureau of ATF Gun Interdiction Unit Task Force detective. He was promoted to sergeant in 2003 where he served as a patrol supervisor and as a sergeant supervising the Robbery, Homicide and Cold Case Units. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2012. He served as a patrol watch commander and as the supervisor of the Peak Substation, where he was responsible for the Downtown Area Response Team and the Homeless Outreach Team. He was promoted to the rank of commander in 2017 with assignments in the Investigations Division and the Gold Hill Patrol Division. In December of 2020, he was promoted to deputy chief overseeing the Patrol Operations Bureau and currently supervises the Operations Support Bureau.
Deputy Chief Jensen holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement and Judicial Administration from Western Illinois University and a Master of Science Degree in Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership from the University of San Diego. He is a graduate of the Center for Creative Leadership and the FBI National Academy, Session 278.