Peru. According to official figures from the NGO Ciudad Nuestra, downtown Lima remains one of the most dangerous areas of the Peruvian capital, where the perception of insecurity (68.9%) is higher than that registered in Trujillo (57.8%).
However, this reality will change progressively, said the mayor of Lima, Susana Villarán, after inaugurating the Operations Control Center (Cecop), which already receives the images of 500 video cameras installed in strategic points of Lima.
"The images allow us to know in real time the moment in which an assault or an accident is taking place, to proceed to the arrest of the criminals or identify the owners of the vehicles through the license plate of the car," he explained.
He added that these images will also serve as evidence of the flagrante delicto of the crime for the Public Ministry to formulate the complaints it deems appropriate.
The important thing about this video surveillance system is that all criminal acts will be displayed in real time in the Cecop, in Cantagallo, which is interconnected to the police and the serenazgo, in order to stop criminals in flagrante delicto. With these images, the Public Prosecutor's Office will also be able to formulate its complaints.
The cameras are installed along the route of the Metropolitano, from Matellini (in Chorrillos) to El Naranjal (in Los Olivos); and in various areas of downtown Lima such as Abancay, Tacna and Emancipation avenues.
They are also located in the busiest streets, in the jurisdiction of the Urban Transport Management and some others are operational in other districts of Lima such as Miraflores.
"Very soon another 140 surveillance cameras will be added, which will be installed in other areas of high danger. Lima has invested a representative investment in citizen security," said Gabriel Prado, manager of Citizen Security of the Lima commune.
