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by Frost & Sullivan, Moscow was ranked among the Top 10 cities in the world with the best ICT
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urban security technology.
The visible presence of cameras also helps to regulate traffic accidents. This is reflected, for
example, in the low number of traffic fatalities in the city (3.95 per 100 000 inhabitants). Crimes
and misdemeanors are contained by the city’s prevalent police presence, with 462.4 police
officers per 100 000 inhabitants.

As part of a pilot project by the blockchain team, recordings are kept at the Single Data Storage
and Processing Centre, which utilizes blockchain technology. The immutable nature of
blockchain technology has made the recordings contained in the Processing Centre secure and
unlikely to be altered illegally. Any archived information is kept for a total of five days. In cases
of emergency, it is possible to retain the archived information from the camera for up to 30 days
by calling a central phone number. The application number for the video recording received
from the operator during the call must then be given to law enforcement officers or legal
counsel. As an additional benefit, the same cameras help to keep an eye on utility services such
as monitoring to determine if garbage has been picked up by private contractors as per contract
performance measures.

Efficacy of this integrated video monitoring and security system and the vital data it
produces helps Moscow meet the UN SDG Target 16.1: Significantly reduce all forms of
violence and related death rates everywhere, and report into SDG Indicator 16.3.1:
Proportion of victims of violence in the previous 12 months who reported their
victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution
mechanisms.

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