NEWSDECK: Safety and security: Vandalism of CCTV cameras thwarts the fight against crime in Cape Town By Karabo Mafolo
However, the effectiveness of cameras in reducing crime is being stymied by vandalism and poor investigative officers, the Safety and Security Committee for the City of Cape Town was told at a meeting on Wednesday.
In a statement released by the City of Cape Town in 2018, councillor JP Smith said that CCTV surveillance helped “safeguard the communities they serve”. Barry Schuller, the metro police director, told the committee that vandalism was the biggest issue hampering the effectiveness of cameras in fighting crime.
It would take at least eight hours for technicians to fix the vandalised cameras and there was also the risk of people robbing them of their equipment, Schuller said. It is estimated that the maintenance and repair of cameras cost R6-million in 2017.
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