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That was done by looking at the tapes afterwards. But hiw.many crimes were actually prevented by the cameras? Do they provably act as a deterrent? In how many c
by gmueckl 8y ago
That was done by looking at the tapes afterwards. But hiw.many crimes were actually prevented by the cameras? Do they provably act as a deterrent? In how many cases did the cameras result in help arriving on time?
- lenkite 8y agoOnly MI5/GCHQ/OSCT can answer your questions with actual numbers. (EDIT) There are several studies on effectiveness of camera surveillance on crime prevention.The UK unlike other nations actually has a lot of material here. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10242694.2011.650481?src=recsys https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10242694.2011.6...
- gmueckl 8y agoI haven't followed up. Are these numbers published? If not, I would tend to assume that they are too embarrassing to show. But despite my bias, I'm actually curious.