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Public close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, or public video surveillance camera, hold multiple benefits for cities. They can help reduce crimes around public areas, buildings and roads, and with the increasing deployment of smart sensors and 5G, these cameras will be able to utilize the Internet of Things (IoT) to accomplish much more in the future.
CCTV cameras’ impact on crime is documented. A 40-year systematic review of multiple CCTV surveillance-related studies, which was published in 2019 and is cited on the National Institute of Justice‘s website, found that implementing CCTV cameras within certain areas had a “statistically significant impact” on crime:
- CCTV cameras helped reduce the odds of overall crime occurring in certain areas by 14 percent.
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