Security Resources

Whether you see it or not, wherever there are people, there is crime. Every community is susceptible to crime, with some more than others. Research reveals that crime intervention doesn’t eliminate the problem. More often, crime is displaced to another form when the offender doesn’t get the appropriate support from their community. Understanding the dynamic between neighbourhoods and crime displacement is crucial in finding more sustainable solutions to a safer society.

More than 90% of calls have been deemed as false alarms, forcing police to pick and choose what calls to make a priority. Many business owners assume that by having an alarm system, they are guaranteed to be protected by authorities. Did you know that due to false alarms from traditional alarm systems, authorities have stopped prioritizing calls from most security systems?

Our team in Texas took part in the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators 2021 Annual Training Seminar in San Marcos, TX and joined a workshop discussing the rise of catalytic converter thefts. Here are what we learned from the training.

New artificial intelligence-based software eliminates more than 90 percent of false alarms by focusing on real-time images of humans and vehicles captured by surveillance cameras. As a result, monitoring Center Operators can focus on more incidents with fewer false alarms to filter through. 

APCO International 2021 Annual Conference & Expo hosted more than 3,800 attendees last week at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in beautiful San Antonio, TX. Radius Security attended the event as one of the exhibitors on Monday, August 15th, and Tuesday, August 16th. After debriefing with our team about our experience from the conference, here are the highlights from it.