Thanks. That's not actually it but there was a reference to the SF study and from that it was possible to find the actual report. Researchers: http://citris-u

Thanks. That's not actually it but there was a reference to the SF study and from that it was possible to find the actual report. Researchers: http://citris-uc.org/news/2009/04/14/citris_helps_city_san_francisco_evaluate_community_safety_camera_program http://citris-uc.org/news/2009/04/14/citris_helps_city_san_f... PDF: http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/files/CITRIS_SF_CSC_Study_Final_Dec_2008.pdf http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/files/CITRIS_SF_CSC_Study_Fi... SF Chronicle TLDR: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Crime-cameras-not-capturing-many-crimes-3290349.php http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Crime-cameras-not-capt... "San Francisco's 68 controversial anti-crime cameras haven't deterred criminals from committing assaults, sex offenses or robberies - and they've only moved homicides down the block, according to a new report from UC Berkeley. Researchers found that nonviolent thefts dropped by 22 percent within 100 feet of the cameras, but the devices had no effect on burglaries or car theft. And they've had no effect on violent crime. The cameras have been installed in phases on some of the city's roughest streets since 2005 with large concentrations of them in the Western Addition and Mission District and others in the lower Haight, the Tenderloin and near Coit Tower. The cameras have contributed to only one arrest nearly two years ago in a city that saw 98 homicides last year, a 12-year high. The video is choppy, and police aren't allowed to watch video in real-time or maneuver the cameras to get a better view of potential crimes."