Every Second Counts: A Video Series Explaining DirecttoDispatch
When a serious crime is in progress, time is the most critical factor.
Delays in information can impact officer safety, response effectiveness, and outcomes for communities.
3Si’s DirectToDispatch™ (DTD™) solution addresses this exact challenge. DTD™ is a real-time crime intelligence platform that delivers verified alerts with video, audio, and other crime intelligence, directly to police dispatchers for felony crimes in progress.
The solution is built on 21+ years of partnership and innovation between 3Si and law enforcement. It was created by and for those on the front lines, making it one of the most effective solutions for crime response.
When seconds matter, verified information makes the difference.
Interested in learning more? Watch the short-form video series created by 3Si to explain what DirectToDispatch™ is, how it works, and how verified crime alerts and security intelligence move from detection to dispatch in real time.
These are real cases, real people, and real results that highlight the importance of delivering accurate, actionable data directly to dispatchers and officers. DTD™ assists teams during high-pressure situations and enables more informed decision-making.
Video Highlights from the Series
Video 1: How NYPD Stopped Burglary Suspects Using 3Si GPS Intelligence
This video shows a real case in which NYPD used 3Si GPS intelligence to stop repeat burglary offenders. It explains how precise location data can help officers identify suspects, track movements, and respond to crimes in progress.
Video 2: How DirectToDispatch™ Delivers Verified Crime Alerts in Real Time
This video explains how DirectToDispatch™ works from detection to dispatch. The platform verifies crime events at the source and delivers confirmed alerts in real time directly to dispatchers. As a result of this cooperation, over 21,000 felony offenders have been apprehended and more than $150 million in stolen assets have been recovered—with like outcomes happening every day.
Video 3: Prioritizing Critical Crimes to Help Law Enforcement
The video showcases DTD™ from a law enforcement perspective, explaining why it is a valuable operational resource.
Dispatch centers are often overloaded with information, handling more than 600,000 911 calls per day. DirectToDispatch™ verifies which events are real crimes in progress and delivers that information in real time. This helps agencies prioritize responses more effectively, protect communities, and make better use of limited resources.
Video 4: The Tech Behind 3Si’s Mission
This video explores how 3Si combines advanced security technologies—including GPS tracking, video, license plate recognition, and advanced engineering—to expand situational awareness through DirectToDispatch™.
Within minutes of an alert being triggered, verified information is delivered directly to dispatchers and officers, enabled by modern, integrated technology.
Video 5: A New Era in Crime Response Is Here
DTD™ is one of the building blocks for safer communities. It is supported by over 20 years of cooperation with law enforcement and more than 10,300 agency partners.
DirectToDispatch™ delivers verified signals of crimes in progress to those with the authority, skills, and responsibility to intervene and bring situations to safe, non-violent results.
Video 6: DirectToDispatch™
This video shows how DirectToDispatch™ finds the “needle in the haystack” of alarm events, by identifying real crimes in progress and delivering precise crime intelligence.
Video 7: Helping Law Enforcement with Verified Crime Alerts
The video compares traditional 911 calls to arriving at a hospital emergency room and waiting for triage. With a 911 call, information must be gathered, verified, and prioritized before responders are dispatched—like waiting to see a nurse before a doctor can act. DirectToDispatch™ works more like arriving by ambulance. Verified crime data is confirmed for the in-progress event and delivered directly to dispatch in real time. This allows first responders to arrive prepared and take immediate action—just as a patient taken straight from an ambulance to emergency care.
Why This Series Matters
The Every Second Counts video series does more than explain technology—it shows how modern solutions and trusted partnerships can transform crime response. By delivering verified felony events directly to dispatch in real time, with rich media intelligence, DirectToDispatch™ helps reduce delays, improve situational awareness, support better decision-making under pressure, and, most importantly, protect people.
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3Si Team
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