Parking Lot Security Solutions
Parking lot facilities are particularly vulnerable to criminal activities for a range of reasons. They contain high-value items, including vehicles and their contents, which attract thieves. The layout of parking lots and garages, with their remote corners, natural hiding spots, and sometimes weak parking lot security measures, provides a low-risk, high-reward opportunity for criminals.
Criminal activity can run the gamut from opportunistic thefts, where valuables left in plain sight or unlocked cars are stolen, to more organized crimes like carjackings and vandalism. The high volume of foot and vehicle traffic also offers thieves the chance to strike without immediate detection.
ECAM’s proactive parking lot security monitoring solutions provide the ability to actively watch site activities in real time and use voice-down communication to inform trespassers or unwanted visitors they have been spotted, and authorities are on the way.
Live Video Monitoring for Parking Facilities
ECAM’s customized video surveillance solutions work in real time and are designed to catch events as they happen. We watch when there is activity, not relying on motion sensors, using a combination of video analytics and human intelligence.
Our proactive solutions are typically 25-60% more cost-effective than traditional security measures and provide high-quality, effective security while minimizing liability – all while offering unmatched value and ROI.
Security Concerns for Parking Lots
Vehicle Tampering, Damage, & Vandalism
Customers and employees expect to find their vehicles safe and undamaged when returning to the parking lot. Unfortunately, loiterers and other unwanted individuals can pose serious risks—damaging vehicles, committing vandalism, or attempting to steal valuables.
Trespassing & Unwanted Activity
Parking structures present unique safety challenges that can increase the risk of violent crime. Poor lighting, isolation, and low foot traffic create an environment where criminal activity- such as drug use, assault, robbery, and other dangerous acts- can occur more easily and go unnoticed.
Vehicle Theft & Property Crime
Parking lots and garages are recognized as major hotspots for theft and burglary. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, over 10% of all property crimes take place in parking facilities. Thieves commonly target items such as GPS devices, car radios, cell phones, laptops, vehicle registrations, rims, tires, license plates, truck tailgates, and catalytic converters.
Parking Lot Accidents
Parking lots and garages are the site of a significant number of accidents, accounting for at least 1 in 5 crashes in the U.S. each year. These incidents lead to nearly 50,000 collisions and over 60,000 injuries annually. Video surveillance plays a vital role not only in deterring crime but also in capturing key evidence during accidents. This footage helps law enforcement, supports investigations, and protects property owners from false insurance claims.
Liability
Liability is a major security concern for heavy equipment auction businesses. They are responsible for ensuring the safety and security of their premises and the valuable inventory stored within. If equipment and machinery are damaged or stolen due to inadequate security measures, the facility may be held responsible for compensating clients, leading to costly lawsuits and settlements.
Security Applications for Heavy Equipment Auctions
Live Video Monitoring
Help maintain a secure environment while minimizing liability and reducing and deterring unwanted activity in real time. We can watch perimeter fences, access points, gates and other vulnerable areas.
We Watch Your Cameras
Maximize the value of your existing cameras by integrating ECAM’s live video monitoring services. Our proactive approach helps deter crime before it happens, transforming your cameras from passive recording devices into an active security solution.
Gate and Access Control
Get maximum security and control over who enters your commercial property with our customized solution. Manage your building activity and reduce the risk of unauthorized access, vandalism and theft.
License Plate Recognition
Clearly capture license plate numbers of cars entering your parking areas in real time. Perfect for tracking visitors and security enforcement.
Thermal Imaging
Thermal cameras detect objects by sensing the heat they emit, allowing them to reveal what human eyes and standard cameras miss. These powerful devices deliver clear images in all conditions—bright daylight, complete darkness, deep shadows, and harsh weather.
Video Review & Analysis
Our expert review team can quickly sift through hours of video footage to investigate any concerns that arise during both monitored and unmonitored periods. We also help ensure your business stays fully compliant with all state regulations.
Testimonials What Our Clients Say About Our Solutions
I’ve had great success working with ECAM on projects in and around Seattle… These cameras function as more than traditional security. You’ve got to think of it as documenting progress.
Mark Rosenwald Site Logistics Coordinator | Exxel Pacific, Inc.
ECAM is economical, dependable, and professional. They treat your property like it’s their property. You won’t realize how much time you spend on your problem center until you don’t have to spend that time anymore.
Steve Zimmerman Owner | Green Earth Realty
It’s not just cameras, and it’s not just monitoring. It’s people that care about the community. That kind of service, you don’t get that from many companies.
Shawnee Tharp Vice President of Asset Management | Trammell Crow Residential
ECAM makes it very easy for me to check up on my sites by giving me an app on my phone that allows me to check any camera on the site at any time of the day. If I see something wrong with the system while checking my phone, I can contact someone in customer service who will also assist me with other camera views or anything else I need.
Scott Caulfield Health & Safety Rep | Mattamy Homes
ECAM has helped reduce the amount of criminal activity on our garage significantly by sounding the alarms and contacting the police before further crimes can occur.
Noelle Phillips Senior Community Manager | CORE Apartments
I recommend ECAM to anyone who even thinks they need security. Anyone can have fancy technology, but ECAM has the people I trust to do their best for my team. You don’t get many people who’ll look you in the eye anymore, who’ll take the time to shake your hand, and you’ll know will hold themselves accountable for the end results.
Justin Akin General Manager | All Star Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram
Ozzie Flores and his team are phenomenal! I’ve had the pleasure of working with Mr. Flores on multiple occasions, and he’s always been very efficient, timely and knowledgeable about his products and the best practice to address my concerns. My agency has purchased several products and have been very pleased with both the products and support.
Don Lewis III Albuquerque Police Department
Since we’ve partnered with ECAM and GardaWorld, we’ve seen a significant decrease in trespassers, loitering, and people coming off of persons experiencing homelessness encampments onto our property, so that is a significant cost savings for Foothill Transit.
John Curley Chief of Safety and Security | Foothill Transit
The Hanover Sheriff’s Office has been proud to partner with ECAM. Their camera trailers serve as a deterrent to criminal activity and have been so well received by our business community that requests for their use are frequent. Overall this system has been a valuable addition to the crime prevention tool box utilized by the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.
Captain Terrence Sullivan Hanover County Sheriff’s Office
They [ECAM] recommended the right cameras. They had the most current technology and great clarity; we could see faces and make identifications right off the feed.
Officer Mark Sternin Los Angeles Police Department
Train theft has gone down immensely. ECAM would be my first choice in any investigation I would do. We wouldn’t have been able to solve the case had it not been for their technology, it blew the case wide open.
Detective Joseph Chavez Los Angeles Police Department
We partnered with ECAM, who came in and provided multiple units for surveillance to assist us in identifying suspects, and in doing so, we were able to identify two major fences, recover over $20 million worth of product, arrest 34 individuals, and literally stop the activity that was occurring.
Captain Alfonso Lopez LAPD Commercial Crimes Division
One of the great things about ECAM is they were able to tailor make exactly what we needed here at the Port. So, I am a believer in ECAM, and anytime I reach out to other local law enforcement agencies or any partners, I always tell them how wonderful ECAM is.
Lieutenant Rosario Ferrara Los Angeles Port Police
We’ve noticed that since we placed the MSU’s in our parking lots we don’t get the vandalism, as much theft, and things seem to be kind of mellowing out. We see this partnership with ECAM as a positive thing and we’re just going to ride that positive wave.
Major Benny Jones Lambert International Airport Police
We were looking for different products for security solutions for parking lots and retail outlets and schools and so forth, and we reached out to ECAM and we’ve been using their product ever since. We had something like 52 B&E autos in a certain area within a certain time frame during the holiday season, and after implementing ECAM’s camera systems in those areas, we had zero the next year at the same time.
Chief Bill Partridge Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety | City of Oxford, Alabama
We’ve deployed numerous trailers with ECAM, and with every order, we’ve given a lot of feedback, and every new order is then built to our specifications, which has helped with our deployment and with how we use our trailers in the city of Oxford.
Kevin Mitchell Oxford Police Department
