Florida property manager sleeps better with Flock Safety security cameras

Jessica Cox, CMCA, AMS Senior Community Associate Manager at Leland Management, was continuously being woken up by late-night emergency calls about her Central Florida communities’ gates and safety issues. Whether it was a theft or a smashed gate, this property manager knew it was time to take action.

Despite many residents’ belief that their community gate was a crime deterrent, Jessica knows that was actually part of the problem. Cars would ram into the gates at night, rendering them useless in keeping out unwanted guests — and costing management and residents quite a bit of money.

Challenge - Blurry unclear footage

Manually scroll through footage to find a clip that matched residents’ descriptions of an incident “Prior to using Flock Safety, I routinely had to manually scroll through days or hours worth of footage from our existing security cameras, hoping to find a clip that matched residents’ descriptions of an incident,” Jessica said.

More often than not, that blurry or unclear footage that Jessica had didn’t show the evidence police needed to solve the case. This left the communities she managed with the burden of paying for damages, and with the stress of not catching the culprit.

Solution - Automatic LPR cameras

In her efforts to quell the late night emergencies, Jessica started doing her research on neighbourhood security systems. She found cameras that offered LPR (license plate reader) technology, but they typically came at a high cost and didn’t include software or installation.

Then, she came across Flock Safety’s affordable automatic LPR cameras while scrolling through Facebook.

“I read through the description and a light bulb went off. I couldn’t find anything comparable to the type of software system Flock Safety’s product provides that also includes the hardware and installation, all in one price,” Jessica said.

Results

With the Flock cameras, it was easy to quickly locate and deliver a clear image of license plate information Once the cameras were installed, it didn’t take long for residents to love the results. They were impressed with Flock Safety license plate readers’ ability to capture the frequency of vehicles coming and going.

With the Flock cameras, Leland Management was also able to quickly locate and deliver a clear image of license plate information to police simply by searching with a descriptor as broad as vehicle colour.

Feedback

Jessica not only feels her communities are safer, but she also recognises that the cameras are already preventing crime—there hasn’t been an incident since installation.

“Flock Safety saves my properties a lot of money and saves me a lot of time,” Jessica said. “It’s a benefit for any property manager.”