Proposed plan aimed at improving downtown San Antonio safety [Video]

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department and Centro San Antonio are collaborating to propose a new plan to keep downtown safe.

The proposal was brought forth on Tuesday’s budget workshop where SAPD Chief William McManus asked City Council to fund a network of security cameras downtown that would use AI software to deter crime and to arrest those committing the crimes.

“The AI technology is to pick up behavior that is not typical for that area,” McManus said. “Again, crowds gathering fights, car crash, whatever it may be.”

It’s a proposal that stems from a security audit conducted by Centro San Antonio to discover gaps and opportunities to make downtown safer.

Trish DeBerry, chair for Centro SA, explains the proposal had been in the works for over a year.

“The …