CCTV London

CCTV cameras in London

CCTV London – It was revealed that only one crime was solved by each 1,000 CCTV cameras in London by city’s surveillance network report. London metropolitan police report claims that many cameras in London not helping to catch criminals. 1% of cameras helped to capture suspected robbers. MP David Davis urges government to rethink about crime prevention budget. He raises his concern about the spending in ineffective security cameras in London. Also worried about intrusion on privacy. In 2009, nationwide government spent £500m on CCTV cameras but analysts believe there are still room for improvements. Met has been criticised of not acting fast in resolving the issues related to ineffectiveness of CCTV. A Home Office spokeswoman said CCTVs “help communities feel safer” and spokesman for the Met said that 70% of murder investigations have been solved with the help of CCTV footage.

This shows there

is a clear need for effective CCTV systems and installers. In many cases cameras are not delivering the expected results. Very common issues are:

System left unattended for long time
Not working
Blurry images
Wrong cameras were installed
Lack of user training

It is important to understand that CCTV plays a crucial part London security. CCTV installers following the standards set in BS 8418:2003 will eliminate many of the above mentioned issues.