Video Surveillance has become an important part of society and can provide security that will not be found in any other way. In the United States of America there were just under 10 million property crimes in 2006 alone. They accounted for over 17 billion dollars in losses.

Studies strongly suggest that CCTV video surveillance is successful in reducing and preventing crimes. It  is also extremely helpful in prosecuting individuals caught in the act of committing a crime. Property crimes are not the only crimes that are deterred by surveillance cameras. Violent crimes can be averted by the presence of surveillance. There have been child abductions that have been solved, and other violent criminals that have been successfully prosecuted because of existing video footage.
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