The primary goal of enhancing the city's real time crime center is to continue to decrease the fast-rising rates of violent crimes, and to increase the amount of manpower, without needing more officers

The City of Bloomfield received a $222,464 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Rural Violent Crime Initiative (CFDA 16.039) on October 1, 2023. The primary goal of this grant is to expand the city's Real Time Crime Center surveillance camera network into high-crime areas west, east, and south of the Bloomfield city limits. This expansion will enable the city to better identify crime trends, track repeat offenders, and assist law enforcement in suspect apprehension, with the aim of decreasing rising violent crime rates without needing additional officers. The grant funding will allow the city to strategically place cameras in commercial districts, the city's periphery, and along the River Walk area that has been prone to criminal activity. This federal award builds upon the city's ongoing public safety initiatives supported by over $372,000 in prior Rural Violent Crime Initiative grants since 2021, as well as a $78,328 Community Oriented Policing Program grant in 2020, enabling Bloomfield to modernize its crime prevention technology and capabilities.

The real time crime center will also aid in identifying trends and repeat offenders and assisting officers in the apprehension of suspects. The city will utilize grant funding to expand placement of cameras to the west of bloomfield, where most businesses are located; the east of bloomfield, where the city limit ends; and south of bloomfield to cover the river walk area that is notorious for criminal activity.