[Crime, Technology] CCTVs to check crime in Delhi

The police in the Indian capital, Delhi, will be installing security cameras to check crime.
Starting next January, CCTV cameras will be set up in ten locations, including markets and railway stations, a senior police official told the BBC.

Hundreds of such cameras would be in place by the time Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games in 2010, he said.

Delhi, which has one of the highest crime rates, will be the first Indian city to be extensively covered by CCTV.

A senior Delhi police official Karnal Singh said a central monitoring station would be controlling and keeping track of the cameras.

Another police official said the cameras will help to track down criminals.

Marc Says: London has more CCTV cameras than any other city. London is now the most violent city in Europe. CCTV cameras do not reduce crime or make law-abiding citizens safer. They do, however, provide a great excuse for higher taxes, less privacy, and bigger Police budgets.