License plate recognition gates catch murderers, too

There are fewer and fewer crimes, burglaries and car thefts where surveillance camera system operates, magyaridok.hu wrote.

The license plate recognition cameras are the most effective. Since criminals rarely leave the scene of the crime by bus or tram, all vehicle movements on the ground can be checked afterwards.

A growing number of local governments deploy the cameras equipped with license plate recognition software. The best method is to deploy them on the settlements’ roads which leads in and out, so, in a way, they can “close” the city or the village.

The system is already fully functioning in Kaposvar, and local representatives of Erd, Esztergom, Marcali, Pecs, Mohacs, Szazhalombatta, Miskolc and Mosonmagyarovar are also negotiating about such a project. Some local governments applied from own resources, others cover their streets with watching eyes by the help of the state. The government’s program called Modern Cities gave good impetus to this, because one its aims actually is to develop the network of surveillance cameras.

The local expert asked by Helyi Hiradok told that in Csepel, in the capital, only 60 car thefts happened this year compared to 150 in 2013, thanks to the 6 cameras on the island. That fact clearly attests the effectiveness of cameras. In addition, apartment burglaries also fell by one-third.