Tens of thousands of CCTV cameras, yet 80% of crime unsolved
By Surferbill - Last updated: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - Save & Share - Leave a Comment
“A comparison of the number of cameras in each London borough with the proportion of crimes solved there found that police are no more likely to catch offenders in areas with hundreds of cameras than in those with hardly any.”
More proof that CCTV is more about security theatre than solving crimes.
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