Crime Prevention and CCTV

The City of Mount Gambier is calling for community input into an online survey about the role that CCTV plays in changing our perceptions of safety in the inner-city.

In November it was announced that Council would replace numerous out-dated cameras across the City with the introduction of 23 state of the art CCTV devices. This project was assisted by a State Government grant of $40,000 from the Attorney-General’s Department.

The roll out of the new cameras will be the first major upgrade of the city’s CCTV system in 20 years.

As part of the introduction of the new cameras, the Attorney-General’s Department and Council is seeking feedback from the community regarding the extent that CCTV contributes to city users feeling safe at various times of the day or night.

Community input will also help to identify the level of awareness of the CCTV network and its effectiveness as tool in the prevention of crime.

The survey can be found here.