Crime Deterrent

Fighting Crime and Terrorism
with Video Surveillance

Law enforcement officials are increasingly turning to video surveillance systems to fight crime and terrorism in the U.S. These proactive video surveillance systems are proving effective in crime prevention and deterrence.

For example, the City of Redlands, Calif., police know first hand the effectiveness of their video systems. Not long after installing a video system in their downtown area police dispatchers used cameras to spot a man leave a bar and swerve in his car. According to published reports police dispatched to the scene arrested the driver on a drunken driving charge and took him off the street.

Elsewhere, one municipality alerted by the Department of Homeland Security to the possibility of suspicious activity that might have been related to terrorism deployed a video system with video content analysis to monitor public areas.

At Leverage Information Systems we have been helping security professionals take advantage of advanced video technology to fight and reduce crime, identify suspicious activities related to terrorism, deter graffiti vandals, and monitor public events.

In addition to crime fighting, security officials recognize that the advanced capabilities of video systems have another benefit: a “force multiplier”. This term refers to a factor that dramatically increases the effectiveness of a group or unit. For police, this means the ability to provide a wider range of protection without adding additional officers. This helps security professionals manage limited resources while having the capability of dispatching police officers when needed.

Leverage’s easily scalable video systems feature ubiquitous access and edge-based intelligent video across a no-single-point-of-failure architecture. We’ve installed systems with video content analysis (VCA) in traffic intersections, jails, parks, public parking garages, and other locations where real-time monitoring and peer-to-peer capability requires 100 percent uptime and availability. Using our expertise and experience to help security professionals apply advanced video technology solutions to reach their strategic goals.

For more information on how Leverage’s video systems can help security professionals prevent and deter crime, call us today at 1.800.825.6680.