• Chile’s defense spending represents 6.3% of all public spending. • Defense and homeland security represents 1.9% of GDP. • Private security industry grew by 532% in the last 10 years. • Strong increase in municipal township spending on different elements and technologies related to security. • Increase in drones and municipal monitoring balloons. • Boom of bodycams, radios and repeaters. • Cybersecurity. • Tsunami warning system. • Firefighters’ investments • National volcanic monitoring network. • Crime prevention.