14 Facts About CCTV Surveillance In The UK

FACTS ABOUT CCTV CAMERAS When most people think of CCTV being used in law enforcement they think of a string of high-profile crimes that have been solved or publicised with the help of footage. However, few people actually know how CCTV surveillance cameras have helped the UK mitigate crime rates. Here are a few facts about CCTV cameras in the UK. The UK is being watched by a network of 1.85 MILLION CCTV CAMERAS Most of them are indoors and privately operated. During an ongoing audit, Police community support officers counted 12,333 CAMERAS in Cheshire alone. CRIME FALLS when the likelihood and consequences of GETTING CAUGHT RISE. The average Londoner is captured on a CCTV camera MORE THAN 300 TIMES A DAY. Crime costs the economy £35BN A YEAR or £31 PER WEEK for EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN THE UK. LONDON has one of the highest number of CCTV CAMERAS of any city in the world. The number of CCTV cameras operated by local authorities in the UK is 33,443 and there are an additional 115,000 CAMERAS on public transit throughout the United Kingdom. London has ONE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA 10,000 for every 11 PEOPLE crime fighting CCTV cameras which cost the taxpayers around in Britain. £200 MILLION. (As of 2013) 11,000 CAMERAS London tube network is covered by AS MANY AS 11,000 CAMERAS. London railway network is covered by AROUND 2,000 CAMERAS. 2,000 CAMERAS 子 According to Deputy Chief Constable Greame Gerrard, there is one camera FOR EVERY 32 UK CITIZENS. According to the BSIA, camera numbers in the private sector could be OUTWEIGHING those operated by the police and local authorities by a factor of somewhere and the number of times the average person AROUND 70:1. is likely to be 'caught' on CCTV in a day is LESS THAN 70 and is a far cry from the 300 a day that the media regularly uses. Alert (cctv) Systems Ltd www.alertcctvsys.co.uk 01908 698 777 印