Fort Worth Expands Real-Time Crime Center

Fort Worth is expanding its Real-Time Crime Center, a project the city has budgeted at more than $5.5 million as it adds space and technology to support police intelligence operations.

The city allocated funding for the renovation through its Crime Control and Prevention District. Fort Worth has said the project will use about 3,400 square feet within the existing building to accommodate the new Tactical Real-Time Intelligence Detection Enforcement of North Texas (TRIDENT) Center.

The city approved an amendment with Elements of Architecture Inc. in September 2025 for additional architectural and engineering work. The $174,600 amendment brought the firm's total contract to $212,600.

City documents put the estimated construction cost at $2 million. Another $3.3 million is budgeted for project administration, technology, contingency and related costs.

The physical expansion comes as Fort Worth is also adding technology intended to consolidate information used by police analysts. In February, the council approved a Peregrine Technologies agreement for law enforcement data integration software at a first-year cost of $490,000, with four one-year renewal options.

Fort Worth said the software will allow police personnel to search multiple data sources through a single platform. Those systems include computer-aided dispatch, records management, digital evidence, video management, automated license plate readers and gunshot-detection technology.

The Police Department describes the Real-Time Crime Center as its real-time information and intelligence hub, providing information to officers and investigators and assisting outside law enforcement agencies with ongoing investigations.

The Real-Time Crime Center is located in Council District 11 and serves police operations across Fort Worth.