Verified Response
At-Large Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan
Verifed
Response
False alarms burden police
resources. A Verified
Response System requires
private alarm companies to
verify an intrusion before
contacting the police.
Verified
Response
A Verified Response system
confirms that an alarm
activation is not accidental. This
can be done through various
methods like sound, video,
panic buttons, or an eyewitness
account.
Verified
Response
Verification can be done by
an agent, property owner, or
witness confirming that
police are needed because
an intrusion has occurred.
False Alarms
Drain Law
Enforcement
Resources
The Oakland Police
Department (OPD)
reported in 2021 and
2022, there were over
8,000 false alarm calls.
False Alarms Drain
Law Enforcement
Resources
98% of the
burglary alarms
OPD responds to
are false alarms.
The Benefits
of Verified
Response
Verified Response is a
valuable tool to relieve law
enforcement from false
alarms. It has been
successfully adopted in
cities of the same size and
needs as Oakland, improving
law enforcement.
The Benefits
of Verified
Response
Multiple police
departments, including
Las Vegas Metro, Salt Lake
City, Salem, and Eugene,
have supported Verified
Response.
The Benefits
of Verified
Response
The Public Safety and
Services Oversight
Commission (SSOC) of
Oakland has cited verified
responses as an effective
tool.
Adopting
Verified
Response
A Verified Response
System intends to foster
and promote the public's
health, safety, and
welfare. Compliance and
liability fall solely on those
responsible for security
alarm systems.
Adopting
Verified
Response
The City of Oakland
regulates security alarm
companies to prevent false
alarms from affecting
police services. There is no
fiscal impact on the City
budget by adopting these
amendments.
Adopting
Verified
Response
Verified Response
saves resources by
minimizing law
enforcement
responses to false
alarms.