The Power of 'CCTV,' the Top Contributor to Criminal Arrests

Nowon-gu CCTV Control Center Contributes to Real-Time Arrest of Thief
Crime Response and Disaster Prevention with Smart Selective Control System
Nowon-gu Control Center Arrests Vehicle Theft Suspect on the 28th of Last Month
Expanding Smart Infrastructure with Increased CCTV Installation and Intelligent CCTV Adoption

Nowon-gu, Seoul (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) announced that it has achieved consecutive successes, including the real-time arrest of a vehicle thief caught in the act through CCTV monitoring at the Smart City Integrated Operation Center (hereinafter referred to as the Control Center).

On February 28 at around 9:15 a.m., a control officer conducting a CCTV video patrol detected suspicious movements around a truck parked near the three-way intersection behind Junggye Elementary School’s back gate.

While closely monitoring Mr. A, who was wandering around for about 10 minutes looking around, the officer noticed that Mr. A opened the driver’s door and took items from the driver’s side while the truck owner was busy unloading cargo after parking the truck, then fled the scene.

The control officer immediately reported the incident to 112 and shared Mr. A’s description and escape direction in real time. Mr. A, who tried to escape, was found by police officers from the Nowon Station Police Substation of the Nowon Police Station, who responded to the Control Center’s report, and was arrested on the spot about 8 minutes after the incident occurred.

This is not the first time the Nowon-gu Control Center has achieved crime detection success. In 2020, it was the first nationwide control center to capture a drug transaction scene in real time, contributing to the arrest of both the drug seller and buyer. In 2023, it recorded 8,633 cases of criminal arrests and crime prevention activities, including 650 cases of the five major crimes.

The reason the district was able to respond quickly to incidents and accidents like this is because it has continuously invested in related infrastructure. This year, the district plans to significantly increase the number of CCTV installations, aiming to install more than 3,200 units in total, including about 400 additional intelligent CCTVs capable of selective monitoring using artificial intelligence technology.

In particular, the intelligent selective monitoring system analyzes videos collected through CCTV using artificial intelligence technology. It detects abnormal behaviors such as assault, wandering of missing or dementia patients, and falls, and promptly notifies control officers. Through the introduction of the selective monitoring system, the district plans to strengthen its role not only in crime prevention and detection but also in preventing various disasters and accidents.

Meanwhile, in December last year, the district established the first mobile disaster safety situation room among local governments nationwide and is operating an intelligent multi-crowd safety management system. By sharing real-time on-site footage with the Control Center through CCTV installed in vehicles, it plans to promptly respond not only to multi-crowd accidents but also to disaster and accident prevention and response.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, said, “I appreciate the hard work of the control officers and related agency personnel who responded quickly,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to protect the lives and safety of our residents, which is our district’s top priority, by expanding CCTV installations and introducing intelligent CCTV.”

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