Protecting a religious facility means more than securing the building when people are present. Property-related incidents are a documented concern: in 2024, 80% of the 841 reported attacks against U.S. houses of worship recorded by the Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (FB-ISAO) involved property crimes.¹
For one religious organization in Florida, the priority was knowing when individuals who had previously caused concern returned to the facility. By deploying FaceMe® Security with Hanwha WAVE, the organization can receive alerts when someone on its Blocklist appears on camera, giving those available an opportunity to respond rather than relying solely on recorded footage to discover what happened afterward.
The organization welcomes visitors, but some individuals had previously caused concern. Although it maintained a relatively small Blocklist, staff and volunteers could not continuously monitor camera feeds to know when someone on the list returned.
The facility locks its doors when unattended, but when the building is in use, the organization still needs a way to recognize known individuals without relying on someone noticing them in person or watching the cameras continuously.
The organization deployed FaceMe Security with Hanwha WAVE to identify individuals on its Blocklist and send notifications when a match is detected on camera.
The notification brings a recognized individual to the attention of the organization. If someone is available, they can approach the individual and assess the situation. This gives the organization an opportunity to respond to known security concerns without requiring someone to monitor the cameras continuously.
By helping the organization recognize known security concerns as they arise, FaceMe Security provides an additional way to become aware of a person of concern while they are on the property. Rather than relying solely on someone noticing the individual in person or reviewing recorded footage afterward, the organization receives a notification that can prompt a response when someone is available.
¹ Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (FB-ISAO). Attacks on Houses of Worship: 2024 Year in Review. 2025, pp. 6–7. Figures are based on publicly available reporting and do not represent a comprehensive count of all incidents
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