Technology and a new police, the axes of the security plan for Mexico City

( Spanish) – The head of Government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, presented her security plan for Mexico City, the largest city and capital of Mexico.

He said that his strategy will have a special focus on the use of advanced technology, the creation of a new Metropolitan Police and coordination between mayors and various local and federal government agencies.

In addition, he will meet daily with his Cabinet for the Construction of Peace and Security at 7 in the morning.

These are the 5 points of the security plan for Mexico City:

Brugada announced the implementation of the 360 ​​Viewer, developed by the Digital Agency for Public Innovation (ADIP). This system allows real-time monitoring of security incidents in the city and facilitates decision-making based on accurate data.

“We have a technological, digital method that gives us in real time what is happening, what is happening, where it is happening and gives us opportunities to improve every day and make the best decisions to combat crime, to prevent,” he explained. Brugada.

Although he did not give further details, he announced that the Command, Control, Computing, Communications and Citizen Contact Center of Mexico City (C5) will be reinforced, whose objective is to guarantee a rapid and effective response to emergencies and risk situations. The C5 has 63,000 cameras with 4K resolution and 360-degree vision distributed throughout the capital.

In addition to video-recorded monitoring, the C5 offers a 911 emergency call answering service; the possibility of making anonymous complaints to number 089 and the dissemination of the seismic alert.

The head of Government said that the coverage of police sectors in the city will be reviewed and expanded, in addition to attending to the security modules, some of which are abandoned or with limited functions.

Currently there are 409 surveillance modules distributed in the 16 municipalities, which are part of the proximity police, in charge of responding to the requests of the residents of the area assigned to them.

Brugada announced that in the next 100 days a lighting program will begin on the city’s main avenues, with the aim of making them safer.

This program is not new. During her management in the city, Claudia Sheinbaum promoted the program called “Safe paths: walk free, walk safely”, whose objective was to illuminate the streets and improve spaces such as medians. This measure was aimed in particular at women and girls.

By December 2023, there were 920 kilometers of illuminated streets in the 16 municipalities.

Brugada asked the mayors to join in with the improvement of services ranging from garbage collection to tree pruning and the proper functioning of lights.

The official announced the creation of a metropolitan police that covers not only Mexico City, but also the Valley of Mexico. This police force, which will focus on the border areas between the capital and the State of Mexico, will require resources shared between both entities.

Brugada promised that the capital will be “a city free of extortion,” so he will develop a strategy to combat it. He also asked the Congress of the Union to expedite the approval of the reform that would convert the crime of extortion into a serious crime.

In October 2023, deputy José Antonio García de Morena presented a reform that elevates extortion to a serious crime, meaning that if committed, informal preventive detention could be ordered.

Between January and April 2024, an average of 31 daily victims of extortion were registered, which means more than one per hour, according to the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP). This reflects an increase of 6.2% compared to the same period in 2023.