Cancún, Quintana Roo — About half of all state and municipal police officers in Quintana Roo are now equipped with body cameras, according to state Public Security Secretary Julio César Gómez Torres.
Gómez Torres said the devices are part of a broader push to improve transparency, oversight, and accountability in policing. He acknowledged that the rollout requires significant investment for both equipment and maintenance.
“I think around 50 percent in the state, between state and municipal police, already have body cameras,” he said.
The state Public Security Department plans to invest 5 million pesos in 2026 to expand coverage, down from 15 million pesos allocated in 2025.
“We have a planned investment of 5 million pesos from the state; last year we invested 15 million pesos,” Gómez Torres said.
Benito Juárez is the municipality with the highest adoption rate, with nearly all operational officers now wearing body cameras. Significant progress was also reported in Playa del Carmen and Cozumel.
“Benito Juárez has made a major investment; almost all of Benito Juárez’s protection officers wear body cameras. Playa del Carmen does too, and Cozumel is doing the same,” he said.
The state government is providing technical and operational support to other municipalities to help them meet standards set by the State Public Security Council.
Footage from the cameras is transmitted directly to municipal and state command centers, where it is stored according to specific protocols. Recordings are kept for about three weeks before being overwritten, but if an incident or investigation is involved, the material is retained for six months, two years, or even up to five years.
“The recordings are rewritten after a certain time — I think three weeks of storage — and then they are overwritten. But when there is a situation related to a reported event, they are kept for six months, two years, and up to five years,” Gómez Torres concluded.
