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On London’s Surveillance Cameras
The following report presents some facts about effectiveness of CCTV cameras to ponder upon..
I personally think that even if CCTV is not effective enough in solving crimes, it serves quite well in preventing them. (research conducted by the Home Office hints about the same in vehicle parking lots.)
A recent report has concluded that the London’s surveillance cameras have solved one crime per thousand cameras per year.
David Davis MP, the former shadow home secretary, said: “It should provoke a long overdue rethink on where the crime prevention budget is being spent.”
He added: “CCTV leads to massive expense and minimum effectiveness.
“It creates a huge intrusion on privacy, yet provides little or no improvement in security.
Also:
Earlier this year separate research commissioned by the Home Office suggested that the cameras had done virtually nothing to cut crime, but were most effective in preventing vehicle crimes in car parks.
A report by a House of Lords committee also said that £500 million was spent on new cameras in the 10 years to 2006, money which could have been spent on street lighting or neighbourhood crime prevention initiatives.
A large proportion of the cash has been In London, where an estimated £200 million so far has been spent on the cameras. This suggests that each crime has cost £20,000 to detect.
