Business Against Crime in Leeds
Business against crime in Leeds is a dedicated organisation that helps businesses protect themselves and their staff. This year, BACIL is bringing back its BACIL Awards, which celebrate businesses that go the extra mile in their fight against crime. The awards cover a range of categories, including best security team, best national or independent venue, best BACIL partnership, and outstanding contribution.
SentrySIS
SentrySIS is a software system designed for crime prevention that combines paperless reporting with real-time crime information sharing. The software is used by crime partnerships, national retailers and police forces to combat crime. Its unique capabilities enable crime prevention agencies to adopt a proactive crime fighting approach that helps them stay one step ahead of criminals.
The SentrySIS platform contains a vast array of crime intelligence, including a database of known and unknown subjects, vehicles associated with crime, and more. CCB members can also be informed about historical crime incidents in the city centre. It also gives police officers the ability to deploy officers more effectively.
Hytera PD600 hand portable radio
BACIL, a community-based crime initiative in Leeds, is run by a small, dedicated team. Working with West Yorkshire Police, Leeds City Council and other local organisations, BACIL provides a way for businesses in the city to stay updated on crime news and crime prevention measures. The organisation provides members with a two-way radio system, which allows them to hear about crime in real-time.
The radios are lightweight and compact, weighing only 310g. They feature an LCD screen and programmable keys. They are also IP67-rated, making them highly durable and suitable for a business with long opening hours.
Radiocom’s Private Push-to-Talk over Cellular
Radiocom’s Private Push-Talk over cellular solution is helping a Leeds business fight crime and anti-social behaviour. The two-way radio system and its dedicated member website give businesses real-time crime information. The system uses intelligence developed from prison releases to make town centre businesses aware of returning offenders. It also provides up-to-date photos of known offenders to assist security personnel in their work.
Public safety professionals are still using traditional two-way radios to communicate, but push to talk cell phones are a great alternative. These devices use cellular data and Wi-Fi networks to enable instant communication. Popular brands of push to talk over cellular devices include Sonim and Kyocera.
Radiocom’s PoC server
The Hytera DMR XPT radio system and Hytera DMR hand portables are helping Leeds businesses fight crime and anti-social behaviour. BACIL, Leeds’s crime initiative, is a small, dedicated team working with over 420 businesses in the city’s day and night economy to prevent, deter and detect crime.
The team at BACIL use a website and tablet to provide city-wide crime updates to members. They also use a radio network to communicate with members, providing a reliable and fast way to pass warnings and information. However, BACIL needed to expand its capacity. As a result, they needed a new solution that would work across multiple platforms and support different radio standards.
