Evening Standard UK: Tens of thousands of CCTV cameras, yet 80% of crime unsolved

Politicians have long figured out that promising ’security’ is a great favorite with voters. So under the guide of providing security millions of cameras have been installed world wide. There is hardly any public space left in rich countries that is not filmed from several angles.

This hasn’t reduced crime - it has just increased the documentation of crime. Nothing else. Thieves are not stopped by cameras, nor are bullies or murderers. All these cameras have not even helped catching criminals -apart from speeding tickets and congestion charges for the ‘normal’ people.

Technology isn’t the way so solve social problems. More social involvement and real humans are the solution.