Los Angeles Regional Criminal Information Clearinghouse

Name

Los Angeles Regional Criminal Information Clearinghouse

Legal name

Los Angeles Regional Criminal Information Clearinghouse

Website

https://laclear.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Commerce

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government HIDTA Funding: LA CLEAR receives Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funding to support operations and programs. The organization is a government-funded intelligence support center.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LA CLEAR operates a 24/7 intelligence support center providing analytical case support, real-time officer-safety event and case deconfliction, strategic investigative research, advanced call record and phone toll analysis, special operations technical support, intelligence publications, and law enforcement training to federal, state, and local agencies within the Los Angeles HIDTA region. Services are delivered via five operational units (Watch Center, Analytical Unit, Training Initiative, Information Systems Support, and Administrative Support) and are provided free of charge to qualified sworn and non-sworn law enforcement professionals.

Product overview

LA CLEAR operates as a full-spectrum investigative and intelligence support initiative providing services through five component units: the Intelligence & Deconfliction Watch Center (24/7 officer-safety deconfliction), the Analytical Unit (case support and research), the Los Angeles HIDTA Training Initiative (professional education programs), the Information Systems Support Unit (advanced technology), and the Administrative Support Services Unit. The organization also distributes various publications including bulletins, drug price lists, and newsletters to member law enforcement agencies. LA CLEAR functions as a tactical and strategic intelligence operation that supports rather than conducts independent investigations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Intelligence & Deconfliction Watch Center
• Analytical Unit
• Los Angeles HIDTA Training Initiative
• Information Systems Support Unit
• Administrative Support Services Unit
• Advanced Call Record and Phone Toll Analysis
• Special Operations Technical Support
• Law Enforcement Intelligence Publications

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 205-240+ law enforcement agencies across 4 counties
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and founding.

• Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) HIDTA ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994ONDCP provides High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funding that enabled LA CLEAR to expand programs to support agencies throughout the Los Angeles Metropolitan HIDTA operational area encompassing Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
• Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLA CLEAR partners with JRIC as one of three Intelligence Support Centers that collectively comprise the LA HIDTA Intelligence Support System (ISS). This partnership provides the Los Angeles HIDTA with unparalleled intelligence capabilities through collaborative information sharing.
• Inland Narcotics Clearing House (INCH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINCH is one of three Intelligence Support Centers that together with LA CLEAR and JRIC comprise the LA HIDTA Intelligence Support System (ISS), working in concert to provide comprehensive regional intelligence support.
• Los Angeles County Police Chief's AssociationfoundingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner organization that, along with California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, initiated the creation of LA CLEAR in the late 1980s to address regional drug trafficking challenges.
• California Bureau of Narcotics EnforcementfoundingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner that collaborated with Los Angeles County Police Chief's Association and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to establish LA CLEAR as a regional solution to drug trafficking.
• Los Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentfoundingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding law enforcement partner in the establishment of LA CLEAR to provide coordinated regional response to narcotics and drug trafficking issues in Southern California.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• New York State Intelligence Center (NYSIC): Statewide fusion and intelligence center serving New York law enforcement with criminal intelligence, threat analysis and deconfliction services — a comparable statewide/regional intelligence hub operating under a similar mission structure.
• Florida Fusion Center (FLFC): Statewide fusion center operated with FDLE providing intelligence-sharing and analytical support to law enforcement across Florida; mirrors LA CLEAR's role of providing coordinated multi-agency intelligence support within a state/regional footprint.
• Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC): One of three LA HIDTA Intelligence Support Centers that — together with LA CLEAR and INCH — collectively comprise the LA HIDTA Intelligence Support System (ISS). Directly comparable as a regional fusion/intelligence support hub serving the same agencies and threat landscape.
• Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC): A federally recognized fusion center covering Northern California that delivers comparable intelligence-sharing, deconfliction and analytical support services to law enforcement agencies across a multi-county region.
• Inland Narcotics Clearing House (INCH): The third LA HIDTA Intelligence Support Center alongside LA CLEAR and JRIC, focused on inland counties. Directly comparable: same funding mechanism (HIDTA), same intelligence-sharing mission, same regional deconfliction function.

Others

• Palantir Technologies: Commercial provider of the Gotham intelligence platform widely used by law enforcement for case-link analysis, deconfliction, and investigative operations. Adjacent ecosystem participant whose tooling competes with the analytical capabilities LA CLEAR provides through human-staffed analysts.

Regional players

• San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center (SD-LECC): A Southern California fusion center providing comparable intelligence-sharing and analytical support to law enforcement in the San Diego region; serves as a regional peer with overlapping capabilities and threat focus.

Broad incumbents

• El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC): DEA-led national-level intelligence center providing drug-related intelligence to federal, state and local agencies nationwide. Broader scope than LA CLEAR but operates on a closely analogous mission and intelligence-sharing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/LACLEARINGHOUSE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/los-angeles-regional-criminal-information-clearinghouse

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Investors

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