Arujá City Hall publishes results of the Smart Arujá monitoring system

The images and information captured by the system are integrated with the Integrated Operations Center (COI), the Municipal Civil Guard (GCM) and the Military Police. Monitoring allows license plate identification and facial recognition in real time, helping to locate vehicles and identify wanted people.

During Arujá Fest, one of the main events held in the city, the technology carried out facial recognition for 72 thousand people. According to City Hall, the system also contributed to the arrest of a fugitive from justice during the event.

The technology has also been used to support police incidents. During the period analyzed, the system contributed to the recovery of 10 stolen or stolen vehicles and assisted the COI in clarifying six police investigations.

According to data presented by City Hall, monitoring also helped to reduce crime rates in the municipality. Among the results presented are a 49% drop in vehicle thefts, an 18% reduction in robberies in general and an 8% decrease in vehicle thefts, in addition to a 33% increase in the recovery of stolen vehicles.

Smart Arujá is also integrated with the federal system Cortex and Muralha Paulista, of the Government of the State of São Paulo. The structure allows information sharing and expands the municipality’s monitoring capacity. In addition to the security system, City Hall announced the creation of the Deputy Secretariat for Environmental Security, which will now operate in an integrated manner with other municipal structures and security forces.

The new secretariat focuses on monitoring environmental crimes and irregularities, such as deforestation, irregular occupations, inadequate waste disposal and animal abuse. The action also includes incidents related to noise pollution, irregular parties and disturbance of the peace.

The new structure is commanded by José Gustavo Marques, a former civil police officer who worked at the Mogi das Cruzes Environmental Crimes Police Station and worked at Deic. The board is under the responsibility of Jeferson Bauer, current president of Conseg de Arujá and former civil police officer.