Avigilon deployed by New Bedford Housing Authority and used by NBPD
Information Certainty: Documented
Deployment Purpose: Surveillance
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Products and Institutions:
| Product Deployed | Avigilon Movement Recognition Avigilon Appearance Search |
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| Institutions ⠉ | Avigilon Avigilon |
| Datasets | Avigilon (Dataset) Unknown Dataset 0068 Avigilon Appearance Search (Dataset) |
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Status and Events:
| Status | Ongoing |
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| Events | Start (18 February 2018, Documented, , No description) |
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Users:
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| Managed by | New Bedford Housing Authority (NBHA) New Bedford Police Department |
| Used by | New Bedford Housing Authority (NBHA) New Bedford Police Department |
Location:
| City | New Bedford (MA) |
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| Country ⠉ | USA |
Description[ ]
New Bedford Public Housing Agency is a public housing organisation which has deployed Avigilon as a security solution since 2018. New Bedford is a lower income area where up to 50 percent of households are dependent on state services such as affordable housing.
The New Bedford Housing Authority (NBHA), founded in 1938, is committed to providing safe, high quality, affordable housing to individuals and families that live on limited incomes. There are nearly 1,750 federal public housing units and 748 state-aided units located across 19 properties in the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Altogether, this provides over 6,000 people with affordable housing options. On top of that, nearly 1,800 federally-funded rental vouchers are made available to help assist with rent payments for another 3,300 men, women and children. Yet in spite of these crucial services, the NBHA runs a lean, efficient operation, with a staff of one hundred dedicated team members. The NBHA's mission is to provide affordable housing while also promoting self-sufficiency, fostering leadership and cultivating sustainable, healthy communities 1
Another benefit of the Avigilon solution is that it has enabled law enforcement to better serve the NBHA’s communities. The housing authority has always had a close working relationship with the local police force, and now that both parties utilize Avigilon systems, their platforms are cross-functional. Investigators can easily access the cameras to view video feeds in real-time or export footage for evidence 1
Another issue that the NBHA struggled with in the past was trying to identify unauthorized visitors or tenants within its public housing communities. There were frequent reports of unknown persons on the properties, but these weren’t always vandals or mischief-makers; oftentimes, they were family members or additional tenants that residents had chosen not to report to the housing authority. Having clear video evidence enables the NBHA’s team to have meaningful conversations with the community around the rules and codes of conduct so that the appropriate steps can be taken to ensure that everyone is safe and accounted for 1
References
- a b c d "Community Safety Starts with Best-in-Class Security » Avigilon". (2018) <https://www.avigilon.com/news/case-studies/community-safety-starts-with-best-in-class-security> Accessed: 2022-06-27