Why Police Departments Choose SmartDraw

SmartDraw helps police departments document accidents and crime scenes quickly and accurately while creating diagrams that are easy to understand and legally defensible. Import Google Maps images, place evidence precisely using industry-specific symbols, and present findings in a way that's clear for reports and courtroom presentations.

1. Easy to Get Expert Results

SmartDraw makes it easy to create accurate accident reconstruction and crime scene diagrams without requiring specialized CAD training. Officers and investigators can focus on documenting facts instead of learning complex software. Get professional visuals suitable for reports and courtroom presentations without any headaches.

2. Start with Existing Imagery

You can easily draw streets and buildings from scratch in SmartDraw, or skip that step by importing a Google Maps image or PDF of the accident or crime scene. Use the imported image as your base and quickly place vehicles or evidence on top.

Accident reconstruction with satellite background image

3. Symbols Built for Law Enforcement

SmartDraw includes thousands of ready-made symbols you can drag-and-drop to show vehicles, signage, evidence, skid marks, and debris.

4. Enterprise Support

As an enterprise customer, you will have your own dedicated support rep for onboarding, training, and more.

5. Simple Administration

SmartDraw works hand in glove with your existing IT infrastructure without disruption to maximize what you've already invested in. You can provision users with SSO, save files to your own preferred storage solution, and enjoy enterprise-level security.

Contact us to learn how police departments use SmartDraw to streamline accident reconstruction and crime scene investigation with clear, defensible diagrams.

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