Atlantic City School District

What Atlantic City School District does

The source data provided pertains to the Atlantic City Police Department (ACPD), a municipal law enforcement agency operating within the City of Atlantic City, New Jersey, rather than the Atlantic City School District. ACPD delivers public safety services including crime prevention, criminal investigation, emergency response, traffic management, and community policing to approximately 38,000 residents and millions of annual visitors in the resort destination. The department operates a portfolio of technology-enabled programs including the A.C.H.I.L.E.S. surveillance and emergency operations center, the Boardwalk Camera Project, Project P.A.C.T. camera sharing, the RAPID electronic pawn tracking system, and Project Medicine Drop for prescription drug disposal.

The department's flagship analytical capability is Risk Terrain Modeling (R.T.M.), a data-driven crime risk methodology co-developed with Rutgers University and featured on National Geographic's series Break Through (S2 E5). ACPD operates under Chief James A. Sarkos, who has served as the highest-ranking officer since 2020 and maintains academic credentials from Atlantic Cape Community College, Stockton University, and Seton Hall University, alongside credentials from the West Point Command and Leadership Program.

As a municipal government entity, ACPD is funded through city budget allocations, state grants, and federal law enforcement appropriations rather than commercial revenue. Strategic partnerships include the Atlantic City Police Foundation, Rutgers University, the FBI Newark Division Joint Terrorism Task Force, Atlantic Cape Community College, and the Coalition for a Safe Community.

Name

Atlantic City School District

Legal name

City of Atlantic City, NJ

Website

https://cityofatlanticcity.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Atlantic City Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency serving Atlantic City, New Jersey, delivering public safety, crime prevention, and emergency services to residents and visitors through surveillance technology, data-driven crime analysis, and community partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety / Municipal Law Enforcement

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAGAA

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

SECONDARYBPAIAGAG

Public Safety Operations & Command (Incident Command, Special Events)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Public safety
• Crime prevention
• Community policing
• Emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlantic City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Safety Services: Taxpayer-funded municipal law enforcement services provided to the citizens of Atlantic City, NJ. Funded through city government budget allocations, state grants, and federal law enforcement funding programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Atlantic City Police Department provides municipal law enforcement and public safety services to approximately 38,000 residents and millions of annual visitors in Atlantic City, NJ. Core operations include 24/7 patrol, criminal investigations, special investigations, SWAT, traffic management, and emergency response. The department also runs technology-driven programs such as the A.C.H.I.L.E.S. surveillance/emergency operations center, Risk Terrain Modeling analytics, the Boardwalk Camera Project, Project P.A.C.T. camera sharing, the RAPID electronic pawn system, and Project Medicine Drop.

Product overview

The source data pertains to the Atlantic City Police Department rather than the Atlantic City School District. The Police Department operates a range of public safety services and technology initiatives including surveillance systems, crime analytics tools, and community partnership programs. Key technology offerings include the A.C.H.I.L.E.S. surveillance center, the Boardwalk Camera Project, Project P.A.C.T. camera sharing initiative, Risk Terrain Modeling analytics (developed with Rutgers University), the RAPID electronic pawn system, and Project Medicine Drop. These products represent operational law enforcement capabilities rather than commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• A.C.H.I.L.E.S. (Atlantic City Headquarters for Intelligence Logistics and Electronic Surveillance) Surveillance Center and Emergency Operations Center that combines intelligence, logistics, and electronic surveillance capabilities for real-time public safety monitoring and response for Atlantic City residents and visitors.
• Boardwalk Camera Project Extensive camera surveillance infrastructure deployed along the Atlantic City boardwalk for public safety monitoring in the resort destination.
• Project P.A.C.T. (Protecting Atlantic City Together) Camera sharing initiative that enables real-time video sharing between the police department and partner agencies for coordinated public safety response.
• Risk Terrain Modeling (R.T.M.) Data-driven crime analysis methodology developed with Rutgers University that models environmental factors contributing to crime risk to optimize resource deployment.
• RAPID Electronic Pawn System Electronic tracking system for pawn shop transactions that aids police in investigations of stolen property.
• Project Medicine Drop Prescription drug disposal program designed to prevent medication abuse and environmental contamination in the Atlantic City community.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 departmental commendations received by Chief Sarkos throughout his career
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Atlantic City Police FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChief Sarkos is a founding member and currently serves as Vice Chair of the Atlantic City Police Foundation, which supports the department through funding, community outreach, and enhancing police-community relations.
• Rutgers UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for Risk Terrain Modeling research and development, featured in National Geographic's series Break Through (S2 E5). Joint work on evidence-based policing methodologies and crime risk analysis.
• FBI Newark Division Joint Terrorism Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlantic City Police Department participates in the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, providing counter-terrorism intelligence sharing and coordinated response capabilities.
• Atlantic Cape Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChief Sarkos serves on the Atlantic Cape Community College Criminal Justice Advisory Board. The college awarded him the President's Distinguished Alumni Award. Partnership supports criminal justice education and workforce development.
• Jewish Family ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChief Sarkos serves on the Jewish Family Services Community Advisory Committee, supporting community wellness and social services coordination.
• Coalition for a Safe CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency community coalition focused on collaborative approaches to public safety and crime prevention in Atlantic City.
• Ventnor Police DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional law enforcement partnership where Chief Sarkos began his law enforcement career as a Class One Special Law Enforcement Officer.
• Wildwood Police DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional law enforcement partnership where Chief Sarkos worked as a Class Two S.L.E.O. during summers 1996-1999.
• Linwood Police DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional law enforcement partnership where Chief Sarkos began his full-time police career in October 1999 before joining Atlantic City PD.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Philadelphia Police Department: Closest East Coast peer jurisdiction operating urban community policing and surveillance initiatives in a major city. Directly comparable to ACPD as a fellow large Northeast municipal police agency tackling tourism-area public safety.
• Memphis Police Department: Major U.S. municipal police department known for deploying predictive analytics and data-driven policing, including Risk Terrain Modeling-style approaches. Directly comparable to ACPD along analytics-first public-safety strategy.
• Chicago Police Department: Major U.S. urban municipal police department with a community-policing model and a well-documented predictive policing program. Directly comparable to ACPD along operating model, urban policing mission, and analytics deployment.
• Camden County Police Department: Nearby New Jersey municipal police agency that reorganized under county governance and is widely cited for community-policing reform. Comparable to ACPD as a same-state, similarly sized municipal force that has rebuilt its operating model around community partnerships.

Emerging players

• Mark43: Cloud-native public-safety software vendor providing RMS, CAD, and analytics to U.S. municipal police agencies. Comparable to ACPD as a technology vendor serving the same municipal-policing operating environment.
• SoundThinking (formerly ShotSpotter): Public-safety technology vendor that sells acoustic gunshot detection and predictive policing analytics to U.S. municipal police departments. Adjacent technology peer to ACPD's RTM and RAPID electronic pawn analytics stack.
• Axon Enterprise: Major supplier of body-worn cameras, TASER devices, and digital evidence management to U.S. police departments including ACPD peers. Comparable to ACPD as a key enabling technology provider in the municipal public-safety stack.

Broad incumbents

• Motorola Solutions: Dominant incumbent provider of command-and-control, CAD, and surveillance software/hardware to U.S. municipal police departments. Comparable to ACPD as a broad-incumbent technology supplier in the same public-safety ecosystem.
• Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD): A major U.S. municipal police department operating community policing, predictive analytics, and large-scale camera/surveillance programs. Comparable to ACPD as a fellow government-run police force deploying integrated surveillance and community-policing initiatives.
• New York City Police Department (NYPD): The largest U.S. municipal police department and the originator of CompSTAT data-driven policing. ACPD's RTM and ACHILES programs operate in the same community-policing + analytics category, making NYPD the canonical large-city incumbent peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/AtlanticCityGov
• Instagraminstagram.com/atlanticcitynjgov
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atlantic-city-school-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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