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The cameras aren't put up by police. Almost all of them are put up by businesses in order to lower their insurance premiums.
by sebzim4500 4y ago
The cameras aren't put up by police. Almost all of them are put up by businesses in order to lower their insurance premiums.
- switch007 4y agoThere are loads of council-run cameras all over the UK, and they cooperate with/escalate to the police. A map of them in Southampton: https://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-democracy/council-data/data-protection/cctv-map https://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-democracy/council-dat... ("Comprises over 300 cameras, covering car parks and public spaces in the city and district", "Control room staffed 24 hours per day, 365 days per year") 320 in Plymouth: https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/crimepreventionandantisocialbehaviour/cctv https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/crimepreventionandantisocialbeha...