Case Study: GardaWorld Security — Canada achieves 58% fewer violent incidents and 93% fewer guard assaults with Axon Body Cameras and Axon Evidence

How GardaWorld Security Canada Uses the Axon Ecosystem to Reduce Violent Incidents Against Guards

GardaWorld Security — Canada, protecting a large mixed‑use property at 5th and THIRD East Village in downtown Calgary, faced a surge in crime that was increasingly producing violent incidents against its guards. Senior Account Manager James Hersey turned to Axon for technology to deter and de‑escalate violence and improve evidence capture, deploying Axon Body 3 cameras and the Axon Evidence digital evidence management platform.

Axon’s solution — body‑worn Axon Body 3 cameras paired with Axon Evidence — immediately reduced violence and improved case workflows: Level 1 (most severe) incidents fell 58% (from 79 to 33) between January 11 and February 28, 2024, and physical assaults on GardaWorld Security — Canada guards dropped from 15 to 1 (a 93% reduction). The cameras served as a deterrent, de‑escalated incidents in real time, and produced richer, shareable evidence for law enforcement, leading GardaWorld to expand its investment in the Axon ecosystem.

GardaWorld Security

James Hersey

Senior Account Manager