A few years ago there was widespread concern that CCTV cameras were not being monitored 24/7 in the City.
The latest figures, released by the Council in response to an FOI request, suggest that coverage and reliability is much improved.
There have been no gaps in the rota for manning the monitoring screens this year.
There have been 27 faults reported on individual cameras so far in 2016. The site with the most faults has been that located at the Castle car park.
There are nearly 100 CCTV cameras operational in York. Some are deployed to monitor traffic conditions but the main function of many is to deter crime and assist police in tracking offenders.
An ‘Incident Log’ is a live record maintained by CCTV Operators of any incidents that they have actively been involved in and taken action on. The overwhelming majority of these incidents are related to potential crimes or police-related activity.
During the last 12 months period, there have been 5766 relevant incidents.
Looking at the two cameras located in the Westfield Ward (Bramham Road & Front Street/York Road), 136 incidents were monitored
The incidents involved:
- ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour)
- Disqualified Driver
- OPL (Drunk Drivers)
- Shop Theft
- Missing Persons
- Robbery
- Assault
- Drunk and Disorderly
