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The biggest football game of the year might also be one of the most secure locations in the country.
The Department of Homeland Security has classified the Super Bowl as a Special Event Assessment Rating Level 1 event, its highest grade of public safety risk. Federal and local agencies aren’t taking any chances after the New Years attack on Bourbon Street, flooding the zone to protect an estimated 73,000 attendees that will include the sitting president of the United States for the first time in Super Bowl history. Law enforcement have increased their presence and patrols around the stadium, and they’re further relaying on video surveillance systems equipped with AI to monitor crowd behavior in real time.
Despite the stepped-up security, the crowds are moving around pretty freely around the stadium – but, then again, it’s still early.
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