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Companies that offer security to homes and businesses are springing up to compensate for this increase Citizen insecurity. And, according to a statement National Institute of Statistics and Information (INEI), 38% of Peruvians do not feel safe inside their homes, a figure that rises to 42% in the case of Lima. What security signatures are detected? Liderman, Prosegur Y Verisure Through your alarm systems so far in 2023?

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The Verisher Security Barometer – with its Alarm Receiving Center (ARC) statistics – The robberies took place between 2021 and 2023 They doubled.

Meanwhile, the Prosegur Risk Management Report 2023 It shows that the districts with the highest number of thefts San Juan de Luricancho, Independencia, Cercato de Lima, Comas, Miraflores and Los Olivos.

Liderman

Liederman found that attack attempts increased significantly Service station chains. “What we have (in the alarm monitoring center) is 100% of the cases (alarms on the pipes) are 40% genuine” said Cesar Chavez, head of the control center and patrol division at Lidermann Alarms. 35% in 2022 and 25% in 2021.

Thus, throughout the year, from January to August, 7,262 alarms were received through the pipes. In total, 411 incidents have been confirmed, which are classified as theft, robbery and vehicle absconding after refuelling. “Includes verbal attacks”He pointed out.

Meanwhile, the warnings in the residences were reduced “Significantly”, from 10% of incidents in the last 2 years to 5% in 2023.

Prosegur

Prosegur, through its Prosegur Alarms business chain, has so far recorded 600,000 events (alarms received) in 2023 (from January to the end of October). More than 1,000 have been confirmed.

“In customer-requested alerts – such as petty thefts, robberies and other crimes – this number rises to 14,000 cases”said Federico Bagedelli, General Manager of Prosegur Alarms in Peru.

Affected properties are usually shops serving the public. “A small percentage are businesses or homes that are robbed at night and are in unsecured or easily accessible areas.”He pointed out.

Therefore, he noted that – according to the Prosegur Alert Center – the most frequent crimes are assaults, theft of goods in the form of robbery or extortion, and burglary by breaking into premises and houses.

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What plans do insurance companies have to take better care of their policyholders?

Private security firms are adapting to the situation and implementing new functions to address the rise in crime, some implementing new technological functions, while others are adapting new connections for security.

In that order, LidermanWith a 13% market share in the formal surveillance and personal security market, they plan to invest USD 500,000 by 2024 to meet the demand for private security.

A private security firm will operate the drones patrolling, identifying suspicious persons, preventing trespassing crimes and robberies; software and hardware in the service of information security and cyber security; and technologies that complement access control, automation and people identification.

However, even with these technological advances, the company’s director of operations Duvia Ballon pointed out. Employee training is essential.

“The main element in security is the human factor, so we prepare our personnel under a special profile, with specific skills for the work performed by the collaborator. The process starts from the stage of recruitment, selection, hiring and training of personnel according to the threats, dangers and risks present in each area and sector.” He pointed out.

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For its part, VerisureWith nearly 60,000 customers nationwide, 62.14% households and 37.86% companies, the company has achieved a total of US$311 million in research and development worldwide over the past five years.

Therefore, in 2022, the private security company invested 80 million US dollars to implement the technology in its product portfolio, which it approved at the end of last year. ZeroVision “became the dominant product” after representing 53% of the business.

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What do experts recommend?

Considering the growth of insecurity, César Chávez, head of the control center and head of patrols at Liderman Alarmas, mentioned the concepts that people should be aware of to reduce the possibility of burglary attempts in homes.

• Cooperation with neighboring countries. In the case of apartments and houses, the expert suggests that it is important for neighbors to communicate in order to protect themselves. For that, he recommends creating WhatsApp groups, sharing contact numbers and staying organized.
• Notify a family member. If the person is going to leave the property indefinitely, it is important to give notice to a family member who can keep an eye on the house. She recommends having a family member visit the home when the residents are away.
• Make sure to close the house. Finally, expert Liderman assures that it’s critical for people to check that home doors, windows and any other access to the property are securely closed.

Information

• Verisure’s Alarm Receiving Center (ARC) monitors more than 57,000 households.
• Liderman has 34 years in the Peruvian market.

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