1,000 CCTV cameras to solve just one crime


1,000 CCTV cameras to solve just one crime -- Christoper Hope  -- The Telegraph (UK)  -- August 25, 2009
Surveillance Technology

Britain is one of the most monitored countries in the world, with an estimated four million cameras nationwide but an internal report released by the Metropolitan Police disclosed their ineffectiveness in fighting crime, noting that “for every 1,000 cameras in London, less than one crime is solved per year.”

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