By U.Zee
ISLAMABAD: Following the special directives of Islamabad Capital Police Officer (ICCPO), Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan, the Safe City Islamabad is actively contributing to the oversight of public safety, crime control, assistance in investigations, and providing emergency help to citizens.
During 2023, Safe City Islamabad utilized all available resources for facilitating the citizens. Various facilities were provided to 1,92,144 individuals through Police Khidmat Markazs.
Furthermore, the Safe City Emergency Response Unit received 1,39,717 calls through the Pucar-15 emergency helpline. Safe City effectively monitored 1,03,951 suspicious activities including crimes, vehicles and traffic violations throughout the city using modern high-tech cameras.
Moreover, data of 42,332 individuals was collected in the Police Station Record Management System, leading to the arrest of 16,169 individuals involved in various offenses.
Safe City’s Hotel Eye software allowed for the surveillance of over a million people and the arrest of 49 criminals.
Safe City significantly increased the efficiency of overall challan payments from 6% to 32%.
The Dolphin Squad’s Police Emergency Response Unit (PERU) app was introduced to promptly respond to any emergencies allowing citizens to report incidents immediately.
The ICT-15 app was developed for citizen facilitation to seek immediate police assistance. The Safe City Monitoring System added 239 new high tech-cameras, 23 new vehicles were branded, and 15 smart cars were included in the Police Mobile fleet.
The CPO Safe City/Traffic conducted special awareness lectures on drug prevention in renowned educational institutions across Islamabad. 92 children involved in illegal activities were apprehended by Islamabad Capital Police and handed over to their parents through the School Chalo campaign, which was made possible with the assistance of Safe City Islamabad.
Safe City expanded its coverage to 97% of the federal capital areas by adding 900 new cameras, and 50 facial recognition cameras at entry and exit points. For better communication systems the Safe City Islamabad transitioned to the TETRA system from VHF and reactivated the 5-BTS of the TETRA network.
Safe City Data Center increased its technical capacity to 1.3 PB of data storage, commissioned IVS 3800 controllers for video surveillance and improved federal government TETRA network coverage to 100%. A research and development section was initiated in Safe City Islamabad, where students from various educational institutions developed various software.
However, a data hub was established in a short span of time of three months, gathering data from all provinces and dividing it into 25 different categories and providing it to all law enforcement organizations.
A survey of 4,800 private cameras was conducted, connecting them with Safe City Islamabad centralized system for monitoring plazas, metros, green and orange buses, important buildings, hotels, and motels. Additionally, important commercial centers like the I-8 Centre, F-8 Markaz, Lake View, Blue Area, Minister Enclave, Jinnah Courts, and DHA are now accessible through Safe City cameras.
