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207921
Mon, 09/19/2011 - 06:16
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Surveillance cameras quadrupled nationwide in two years: report
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- The number of surveillance cameras installed nationwide has quadrupled over the past two years, though their effect on crime prevention remains questionable, government data showed Monday.
A total of 35,107 closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras were set up across the country as of last year, more than quadrupled from 8,761 in 2008, according to the data compiled by the National Police Agency. The cameras installed as of 2009 came to 20,822.
During the cited period, the number of crimes that occurred across the nation had declined some 14 percent, from 2.06 million cases in 2008 to 1.78 million in 2010, the data showed, indicating the rate of crime prevention came far short of the soaring rate of the equipment installation.
"Though installing more CCTVs is part of the government's efforts to prevent crimes as well as to secure more clues for solving them, the data indicates that it is hard to tell whether there is any correlation between the two," said Kwon Ah-young, an official of the National Assembly Research Service, which analyzed the data at the request of Rep. Lee Sung-hun of the ruling Grand National Party.
A total of 35,107 closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras were set up across the country as of last year, more than quadrupled from 8,761 in 2008, according to the data compiled by the National Police Agency. The cameras installed as of 2009 came to 20,822.
During the cited period, the number of crimes that occurred across the nation had declined some 14 percent, from 2.06 million cases in 2008 to 1.78 million in 2010, the data showed, indicating the rate of crime prevention came far short of the soaring rate of the equipment installation.
"Though installing more CCTVs is part of the government's efforts to prevent crimes as well as to secure more clues for solving them, the data indicates that it is hard to tell whether there is any correlation between the two," said Kwon Ah-young, an official of the National Assembly Research Service, which analyzed the data at the request of Rep. Lee Sung-hun of the ruling Grand National Party.
