Use Axon Draft One to Auto-Generate Your Incident Report Draft

What This Does

Axon Draft One listens to your body camera audio from an incident, transcribes it, and generates a first-draft incident report narrative in your RMS — turning a 45-minute writing task into a 10-minute review and edit.

Before You Start

• Your department has deployed Axon Draft One (department-level tool — check with your sergeant or IT)
• You have an active Axon Evidence account linked to your body camera
• Your body camera was recording during the incident you're documenting
• CJIS note: Draft One is CJIS-compliant — safe to use with real case data

Steps

1. Upload your body camera footage as normal

After your shift, dock your camera or sync wirelessly as you normally do. Footage uploads to Axon Evidence automatically.

2. Locate the incident footage in Axon Evidence

Log in to Axon Evidence (evidence.axon.com or your department's portal). Find the footage clip for the incident you need to report.

3. Open Draft One for that clip

Click the Draft One button associated with your footage. It may appear as "Generate Report" or with the Draft One logo depending on your department's configuration.

4. Review the generated draft

Draft One processes the audio and generates a narrative within 2-5 minutes. Review the draft in the editor that appears — it will have a chronological narrative of the incident based on audio.

5. Edit and verify

Read every sentence. Correct any transcription errors, add details not captured in audio (visual observations, physical descriptions, evidence numbers), remove any AI-generated text that doesn't accurately reflect what happened.

6. Export or paste to your RMS

Once reviewed, export the approved draft to your department's RMS (New World, Mark43, etc.) or copy-paste the narrative into the report form.

Real Example

Scenario: You responded to a domestic disturbance. Your body camera recorded 22 minutes of the incident — arrival, interviews with both parties, separation, and decision to arrest. You need to write a domestic violence arrest report.

What happens: Draft One processes the 22-minute recording. Within 4 minutes, it produces a structured narrative covering your arrival observations, the victim's account, the suspect's statements, evidence of physical altercation, your decision-making process, and the arrest.

What you do: Review for accuracy. Add the visible injuries you documented with photos. Correct one misheard word in the address. Approve and export to your RMS. Total time: 12 minutes instead of 55.

Tips

• Narrate your observations out loud on body camera during incidents when possible — "Subject has a visible laceration above left eye, estimated one inch" — this makes Draft One's output far more detailed
• Always verify every fact; AI can mishear or misinterpret audio, especially in chaotic scenes or when multiple people speak simultaneously
• Draft One does not eliminate your review obligation — you are responsible for everything in the final report, including anything the AI generated

Tool interfaces change — if a button has moved, look for similar AI/magic/smart options in the same menu area.