Police Department Continues to Install Security Cameras Across Belize

January, Police Commissioner Chester Williams announced that the Police Department plans to install one thousand surveillance cameras across Belize to help reduce crime. These high-tech cameras, equipped with facial recognition, license plate reading, and motion detection, are expected to play a crucial role in deterring criminals and identifying perpetrators. Earlier today, Williams addressed concerns from a Belize City resident who protested that one of these cameras was being installed too close to her home. Despite this, Williams emphasized that the public has been largely supportive of the initiative and reiterated its importance.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“ The public really and truly, have been supported. If a matter of fact some people asked that they put close to the house because they see as a means of protection to them. I’m not aware of that case you’re talking about earlier as a pushback from somebody  in respect of it, but.  We are doing our best to be able to cover the city with surveillance cameras, and it is going to make the city more safer for all.”