Knightscope Credited for Reducing Crime

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Knightscope, Inc., a developer of advanced physical security technologies focused on enhancing U.S. security operations, announced today that crime statistics from its first police department client, the City of Huntington Park, are now publicly available.

Between June and December 2018, the Huntington Park Police Department registered 277 entries of police activity in the Salt Lake Park area, a period during which no Autonomous Security Robot (ASR) was deployed. Inclusive of this police activity are the following statistics:

• 48 crime or incident reports
• 11 arrests
• 120 citations issued

During a like period one year later – June through December 2019 – when the Knightscope K5 ASR was deployed and fully operational, the level of police activity diminished to only 249 recorded entries, which included:

• 26 crime or incident reports
• 14 arrests
• 38 citations issued

In analyzing the data gathered, Huntington Park Police Department surmised that the K5 Autonomous Security Robot is having a positive impact on crime, nuisance activity and police responses at Salt Lake Park as follows:

• 10% reduction in calls for service
• 46% reduction in crime reports
• 27% increase in arrests
• 68% reduction in citations

“I am simply elated that Knightscope was able to assist the City of Huntington Park and its citizens to enjoy greater peace of mind when visiting Salt Lake Park,” said William Santana Li, chairman and chief executive officer, Knightscope, Inc. “Our long-term vision is to make the United States of America the safest country on the planet, and this is a meaningful step in the right direction.”

About Knightscope

Knightscope is an advanced security technology company based in Silicon Valley that builds fully autonomous security robots that deter, detect and report. Our long-term ambition is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. Learn more about us at www.knightscope.com. Follow Knightscope on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Knightscope Crime Fighting Wins Nationwide

Knightscope ASR Technology delivers…..

• Armed Robbery – security robot provided the best evidence of armed robbery and theft of vehicle.  Data provided to law enforcement in time to arrest suspect.
• BOLO – assisted a law enforcement agency with an investigation by providing high definition quality video and license plate detections for 30 instances over a period of 4 months of the BOLO (Be On The Lookout)
• Burglaries – elicited confession to a law enforcement agency for two burglaries and felony property damage using evidence solely collected from a Knightscope K5
• Domestic Violence – captured eye level footage of assault which was used by law enforcement for prosecution
• Feeling of Safety – improved sense of security voiced to Administration and Security Director by nurses and doctors while walking to their cars after dark
• Fire – identified heat anomaly in a hair styling kiosk; officers dispatched, removed kiosk covering and found equipment left turned on; thermal camera on security robot helped to avoid a major fire
• Fraud – assisted a real estate owner in stopping a fraudulent insurance claim
• Hit and Run – helped in identification and verification of car involved in hit and run in parking lot; security robot data was directly responsible for catching the suspect
• Incident Reduction – commercial property owner was experiencing 20 crime/security incidents per month before deploying the K5 and now is down to 1 for the entire last year that the K5 has been patrolling 24/7
• Perimeter Expansion – assisted a casino operator with extending their signal detection perimeter capabilities to outside of facility and adding eye level high definition video at critical ingress / egress location

• Sexual Predator – helped law enforcement issue an arrest warrant for a sexual predator
• Slip and Fall – casino operator was able to save over $100,000 in avoiding a lawsuit over a slip and fall incident by providing eye-level video evidence

• Stolen Bikes – numerous bikes stolen and only one since security robot deployed
• Thief – helped a security guard catch a thief in a retail establishment
• Trespassing – client has prevented trespassers and substance abusers from living at one of their locations. As a result of deploying the robot they haven’t had a trespasser in 6 months.
• Vandalism – assisted a corporation in tracking down a vandal
• Vehicle Break-Ins – client was experiencing 1 – 2 vehicle break-ins or thefts per week; has gone down to ZERO in the last 10 months

… and more in progress. Knightscope has you covered 24/7/365.

“When I’m walking to my car, and it’s 4 AM in the morning and really dark. I’ll be walking really carefully, holding tightly to my phone and keys. Then, I hear the Robot’s sound that it makes as it’s patrolling the garage, and a wave of relief washes over me, that I’m not alone, and it makes me feel better.”

—Physician

Crime Fighting Mission

Knightscope’s mission is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. We don’t believe the Founders of our country ever expected us to build a society where going to work, going to school, going to a movie theater, or going shopping literally came with a risk of being shot or killed.

The world is going to change more in the next 10 years than the last 100 years combined. Self-driving autonomous technology, robotics, and artificial intelligence are profound drivers of that change and Knightscope is at the forefront of commercializing new capabilities in the $500 billion global security market – and has proven an ability to execute in the marketplace.

In our Country, a Violent Crime Occurs Every 24.6 seconds

One murder every 30.5 minutes

One rape every 3.9 minutes

One robbery every 1.7 minutes

One aggravated assault every 39.0 seconds

In our Country, a Property Crime Occurs Every 4.1 seconds

One burglary every 22.6 seconds

One larceny-theft every 5.7 seconds

One motor vehicle theft every 40.9 seconds

In our Country, we lack the advanced technologies to address the problem…until now

2+ million law enforcement and security professionals, running 24/7, attempting to secure 320+ million citizens across 50 states just doesn’t work without the appropriate tools for our nation’s first responders to be able to do their jobs effectively.

Knightscope provides these brave women and men in uniform new unprecedented capabilities utilizing a unique combination of self-driving technology, robotics and artificial intelligence and has proven its capabilities across the country with numerous crime fighting wins – and we are just getting started.

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