The police in Seattle says that the real -time criminal center shows early success

Seattle – The real -time criminal criminal center of the Seattle police is changing modern police work in the city, with live video -feeds -monitoring areas with high criminal activities.

SPD captain James Britt explained the skills of the center and said: “We can actually provide the officials Still's pictures. If it has occurred in view of one of our cameras, we can provide standstalls of the topic directly on the screen of response units.”

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Since its foundation in May, the center has contributed to the investigation of 600 incidents and is currently supporting 90 active criminal investigations.

Seattle's chief of police, Shon Barnes, emphasized the proactive approach and explained: “Not only reacted to the crime, but we also want to make sure that we have fewer victims than we did before.”

The center's operations were presented by Captain Britt, which highlighted the benefits of the surveillance system. “These cameras record for 5 days that give our investigators time to come to us and to say that we had a robbery at this place. Can you see and see if we have video material with you?” he said.

Cameras are currently strategically placed along the Aurora, the Third Avenue and the Chinatown-International District. Mayor Bruce Harrell is committed to the expansion of 24-hour monitoring to additional areas, including Garfield and Nova High Schools, the Capitol Hill Nightlife District and the Sodo area.

Despite the advantages, data protection concerns with regard to the extent of monitoring and the potential access of the federal government were taken. Captain Britt recognized these concerns and said: “We understand that there is a lot of concern about privacy, especially when it comes to privacy that go beyond the borders of Seattle, with what we share and where we share.”

Mayor Harrell assured the public of responsible use and said: “I was the author of the data protection surveillance regulations in which the concern of people was recognized by their bourgeois freedom, and this will always be in the foreground of our technology application.”

The initiative is a new era in police work, in which surveillance and admission become more integral as traditional methods such as patroling and arresting.