More than three thousand 500 women in the states of Sonora, State of Mexico, and Morelos have protective measures or orders due to gender-based violence, according to Anabel Banda from Lincoln Security. The head of the gender violence prevention area expressed her concern about the situation, noting that even 13-year-old girls require security measures due to violence in partner relationships.
Anabel Banda also revealed that the moments when women are most vulnerable to domestic violence are on paydays, weekends, and during holidays, when perpetrators tend to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In 2020, the year of the pandemic, more than 10 thousand protective measures were recorded for gender-related reasons in Morelos, with most cases related to family violence.
Regarding assistance for these women with protection measures, a warning bracelet similar to a "smartwatch" has been implemented, allowing at-risk women to request help through a button. This device, resulting from the collaboration between Lincoln Security, Teltronic Mexico, and local authorities, is connected to state video surveillance centers so that authorities can track the victims' location in case of an emergency.
Anabel Banda explained that these bracelets are only provided to women with protection orders issued by the relevant authorities. The operational mechanism establishes that the devices are returned after approximately 60 days of use to be assigned to other women in need.
The system coordinated with C4 and C5 guarantees a response within four minutes of an alert activated by the victim, providing direct attention at the incident site. More than 3 thousand 500 women have made use of these violence alert bracelets in Mexico, where, unfortunately, every day ten women are murdered. Specialists emphasize that the main challenge lies in the speed of response, which is crucial in situations of aggression where there is no time to unlock a phone, thus activating the alert discreetly to avoid detection by the aggressor.
