How the commune of Objat (Corrèze) is equipped to fight against delinquency

This is why this is a step as innovative as it is important for the fight against delinquency, in Objat and beyond.

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1. What is this plates reader for?

Between 2012 and 2016, Objat installed fifteen surveillance cameras on its territory.Six of them are now equipped with the LAPI.

This software has a huge advantage: in a few seconds, it allows the police to carry out a license plate search or consult the list of vehicles that have passed under the cameras.

"Without this software, we have no choice but to watch the film.It takes hours, it's very time -consuming.There, you can decide to sweep the traffic on a night very quickly.It is a precious tool to help us ensure the tranquility of the territory.»»

Colonel Xavier Lefevre (Empty)

2. Who will be allowed to use the LAPI?

Only thirty people, and in an extremely framed "manner, underlines Colonel Lefevre.The law provides indeed that only gendarmes, police or customs officers can use the LAPI, as part of a judicial inquiry, on requisition.

"Any consultation is done thanks to a log and a password and must be recorded in a register," specifies Sébastien Garcia, gendarmerie security referent in Corrèze.

3. Will it only benefit Objat?

In this sector, the gendarmes are mainly faced with intra -family violence, but also burglaries or theft by cunning often in the prejudice of the elderly.

Facts for which the LAPI "will allow you to cover" much more easily.But the presence of this software will not only have an impact on Objat.

The arrangement of the cameras at the various entrances to the city will make it possible to contribute to the security "of an entire living area, says the mayor, Philippe Vidau.We worked on this with the gendarmerie, I believe that it is also our role, even if I would like public aid to be more important. "

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To equip itself with cameras (including the LAPI), Objat has spent 60,000 euros since 2012 and will spend around 10,000 euros in maintenance each year.She is with Nespouls the only commune in Corrèze to have the LAPI.Brive and Allassac should follow.

"This is a real financial effort.But the more communities that have this software, the more effective it will be, ”says Colonel Lefevre.

4. Will the camera park be "muscular" in Objat?

Yes.Video-protection cameras should be installed in three new areas this year: at Espace Loisirs, Route de Brive and Place Jean-Lagarde."There may be two or three cameras per zone," says Philippe Vidau, who indicates that he has scored a sum of 90,000 euros in the budget.

According to the mayor and his assistant, Pierre-Jean Vialle, security is also a major concern in Objat, even if the town is rather preserved."The particularity of this kind of territories is that the delinquency tolerance threshold is lower than elsewhere," said Colonel Lefevre.

Tanguy Ollivier