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Loitering detection

Detect loitering when a person or vehicle stays in a defined area of your premises for a specific amount of time, preventing theft, vandalism, unauthorized access, and other incidents, ensuring your business remains secure and operational.

The best technology to stop loitering.

Motion detection
Our solution uses advanced algorithms to detect and track moving objects, such as humans and vehicles, within a monitored area.
It monitors how long an object remains in one specific area. If the chosen time threshold is exceeded, our AI triggers a loitering alert.

To avoid unnecessary alarms from things like moving leaves or small animals, our system smartly filters out such common movements.

When it detects loitering, our smart solution highlights the object on the video feed, making it easy for operators to spot what caused the alarm.
We can customize the time threshold and loitering zones, making our solution adaptable to different industry and business needs.
When loitering is detected, our solution can automatically trigger outcomes like turning on strobe lights, playing vocal interventions through on-site speakers, or sending a video alarm to Sirix’s command center.
It only sends alerts when something significant is detected, reducing the fatigue and distractions caused by unnecessary alarms and making it easier to review important footage.
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Multi-family residences

Maintain the tranquility and safety of residential areas. Sirix’s loitering detection AI solution detects loiterers in shared facilities like gyms, lounges, or rooftops after hours, ensuring residents’ peace of mind. It also helps deter homeless individuals loitering in building entrances at night seeking shelter, as well as potential car thieves in residential parking garages, further enhancing the security of your property.

Parking lots

Ensure the safety of vehicles, visitors, and staff. Parking lots and garages are common targets for car theft, vandalism, and assaults. Sirix’s loitering detection AI is specifically designed to monitor these large areas, identifying suspicious loiterers before any damage or harm occurs, significantly enhancing the security of your property.

Truck yards

Secure vast expanses where vehicles are parked overnight. Prevent theft and vandalism by detecting and deterring unauthorized presence swiftly with Sirix’s loitering detection AI solution.

Office buildings

Ensure the safety and security of your workforce and assets. Sirix’s AI monitors restricted zones, preventing unauthorized access and addressing after-hours loitering. Our solution also helps prevent homeless individuals from loitering at building entrances after hours in search of shelter.

Cannabis farms

Safeguard your valuable crops and equipment from theft. With Sirix’s loitering detection AI, secure your farm’s perimeter and detect potential threats early, ensuring optimal protection for your assets.
Security system detects loitering at a car dealership parking area.

Car dealerships

Protect your inventory and prevent theft at your car dealership with Sirix’s loitering detection AI solution. Monitor your lot around the clock, detect suspicious activity early, and safeguard high-value vehicles from potential threats. Ensure your dealership’s perimeter is secure and give your staff and customers peace of mind with enhanced security measures.

Construction sites

Monitor valuable equipment and materials, detect unauthorized individuals after hours, and prevent theft or vandalism before it happens. Sirix’s loitering detection AI solution ensures your construction site is fully secured, protecting your assets and keeping your project on schedule with advanced security measures.

Self-storage facilities

Monitor valuable storage units, detect unauthorized individuals after hours, and prevent theft or damage before it occurs. Sirix’s loitering detection AI solution keeps your self-storage facility secure, ensuring customer belongings are protected and your property remains safe with advanced, real-time monitoring.
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Loitering in
parking lots

Condition: An individual remains in a specific zone for over 60 seconds between 5PM and 7AM.
Outcome: An SMS alert is sent to the parking lot managers.
Loitering activity detected near a vehicle by surveillance system.
Surveillance camera captures loitering individual walking near a facility.

Loitering at building entrances

Condition: An individual remains in a specific zone for over 60 seconds between 5PM and 7AM.

Outcome: An email alert is sent to the building managers.

Surveillance system detects loitering at a construction site during nighttime.

Loitering at construction sites

Condition: An individual remains in a specific area for over 60 seconds between 7PM and 6AM.
Outcome: The on-site loudspeakers issue an automatic message, directing the individual to leave the premises immediately.
Sirix’s AI solution

Talk about protection.

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Impeccable accuracy

Sirix’s AI distinguishes between people, vehicles, and objects with precision, ensuring reliable and accurate security monitoring.

Integration with existing infrastructure

Sirix’s AI seamlessly integrates with most security cameras and VMS, providing a cost-effective solution without requiring infrastructure upgrades.

Minimized false alarms

Advanced AI reduces unnecessary alerts, focusing on real threats to prevent alarm fatigue and improve incident response.

Reduced bias in detection

Sirix’s AI detects objects and actions, not a person’s identity, ensuring privacy compliance and unbiased security.

Bounding box alarm overlay

This feature highlights the source of triggered alerts, allowing for quick and easy review of relevant footage.

Versatility across industries

Sirix’s AI adapts to various sectors, including parking lots, construction sites, and more, offering customized solutions for diverse needs.

Efficient, protocol-adherent operators

Sirix’s skilled operators respond quickly and follow your specific SOPs, ensuring effective management of all security situations.

Questions? Answers.

Loitering refers to any person or vehicle lingering in a specific area for longer than usual without a clear purpose. Suspicious loiterers often display uneasy body language, such as pacing back and forth, constantly looking around, or appearing to wait for someone, but in reality, they have no legitimate reason to be there.
In some jurisdictions, loitering is considered a criminal act, but it’s often not the act itself that is criminalized. Loitering can lead to other offenses. For example, Canadian Criminal Code section 175(1) states that causing a disturbance or being in a place without lawful authority may constitute an offense.
Every state and municipality has loitering laws. Some jurisdictions do have a specific statute that criminalizes loitering, particularly if it is linked to other criminal activities, such as drug dealing and trespassing. California has a law against loitering in any public place and is considered a misdemeanor under its Penal Code 647(h).
  • Loitering in a Parking Lot: Someone lingering in a parking lot for an extended period without a clear purpose or with potential ill intentions.
  • Loitering at Bus Stop: Persons standing at a bus stop for a long period of time without boarding the bus, nor does it appear they are waiting for anyone.
  • Loitering in a Store: Spends excessive time in or around a retail store with no apparent intentions of buying anything.
No time frame is universally established as constituting loitering. How loitering is viewed and whether or not it is legal often depends on local laws and regulations. Generally, it is less a matter of specific duration but rather one of context and activity of the individual involved. But normally greater time spent and suspicious behavior are considered loitering.
Trespassing is the act of entering or remaining on another person’s property without that person’s consent or legal authorization. It involves physically crossing a boundary, such as a property line or fence, and can lead to legal consequences. Loitering involves lingering or remaining in a specific area for an extended period. It may not necessarily involve crossing a physical boundary, like trespassing does. Loitering is often associated with staying in one place without an apparent purpose, and it can raise security concerns or disrupt the normal flow of activity.

Connecting a loitering detection system to a remote video monitoring center enhances its effectiveness in several ways:
A remote monitoring center can provide immediate response to alarms, ensuring timely intervention in case of potential threats.
A remote center can offer round-the-clock surveillance, which is particularly useful for properties that require continuous security coverage.
Trained security operators in a remote center can quickly assess the situation and follow established protocols for action.
Remote monitoring centers can log incidents and responses, providing valuable documentation for future reference or legal purposes.

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