After 85% drop in police lethality rates with body-worn
cameras, Brazil's largest law
enforcement agency purchased an additional 7,000 Axon Body 3
cameras featuring Axon Respond
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 31,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the
global leader in connected public safety technologies, today
announced that São Paulo State Military Police (PMESP) will outfit
an additional 7,000 officers with Axon Body 3 body-worn cameras
backed by the digital evidence management solution Axon Evidence.
PMESP will also become the largest agency in Latin America to deploy Axon's real-time
situational awareness software, Axon Respond. In June 2021, PMESP became the first police agency
in Brazil to equip 2,500 officers
with Axon Body 3 cameras.
According to a recent study conducted by PMESP, the agency saw a
85% decrease in police intervention deaths following their recent
adoption of Axon body-worn cameras, TASER energy weapons and
training measures. In the 18 battalions where Axon body cameras
were deployed, deaths resulting from police intervention dropped
from 73 in the previous 12 months to 10 in the first 7 months of
the program.
Law enforcement often struggles with real-time visibility on
situations unfolding in the field, sharing the right information
with other teams and effectively mobilizing units and managing
incidents. By leveraging the built-in capabilities of the Axon Body
3 camera, Axon Respond addresses these challenges by allowing law
enforcement supervisors to use location-mapping and live streaming
to gain real-time visibility into evolving situations and make
calls on additional resources and back-up as needed.
"We are proud to continue the expansion of our technology
modernization program led by the Directorate of Information
Technology and Communications," says Colonel Francisco Cangerana, Director of Technology of
the São Paulo State Military Police. "By outfitting more officers
with body-worn cameras and implementing real-time situational
awareness technology with Axon Respond, our officers will have a
clear picture into what is happening in the field, and São Paulo
will continue to position itself at the forefront of public safety
technology."
"In addition to the real-time situational awareness capabilities
of the Axon Body 3 cameras, we will also be expanding the
implementation of Video Recall for the new units deployed in the
field, a feature pioneered by our agency. Video Recall will allow
leaders to review evidence after any incident, even if the camera
was not activated. Lastly, we will now include Axon Performance to
streamline video footage review by supervisors and ensure that
teams are operating within our agency guidelines and policies,"
says Colonel Robson Cabanas, Manager
of the body camera project at the São Paulo State Military Police.
"These features will enable even more transparency and
accountability as we serve our community."
"We are thrilled to partner with the São Paulo State Military
Police to implement the largest deployment of real-time situational
software in Latin America," says
Axon's Regional Director, Latin
America & Caribbean,
Alex Polit. "This latest procurement
demonstrates PMESP's ongoing dedication to leveraging the latest
technology to increase officer and community safety."
To learn more about PMESP's body-worn camera and TASER energy
weapon deployment visit: HERE. For more information on about Axon
Body 3 and Axon Respond visit: www.axon.com.
About Axon
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safety personnel become smarter and safer. With a mission of
protecting life, our technologies give customers the confidence,
focus, and time they need to keep their communities safe. Our
products impact every aspect of a public safety officer's
day-to-day experience with the goal of helping everyone get home
safe.
We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all
of us. To date, more than 258,000 lives and countless dollars have
been saved with the Axon Network of devices, apps, and people.
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