Results in Baltimore
From Times Leader:
A story with some statistics on the effect of cameras on crime in Baltimore. According to the article, Baltimore installed 270 cameras and the system has been operation since May 2005.
The city deployed the cameras downtown and in three of the city’s roughest neighborhoods, and they’ve had a tremendous effect, Mahoney said. In one of the three neighborhoods, police statistics show violent crime fell off nearly 50 percent since the cameras were installed. Overall, violent crime in areas with the cameras has dropped 18 percent.
Downtown cameras are monitored by a security company. Elsewhere, the city has hired retired police officers, Mahoney said. The former cops watch live video feeds at the precinct house and dispatch police officers immediately to trouble spots.
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