RT Article
T1 Effectiveness of CCTV systems as a crime preventive tool: evidence from eight Polish cities
JF International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
VO 47
IS 1
SP 37
OP 56
A1 Matczak, Piotr
A2 Wójtowicz, Andrzej
A2 Dąbrowski, Adam
A2 Leitner, Michael
A2 Sypion-Dutkowska, Natalia
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1832635171
AB Based on data from eight Polish cities, we tested if closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring systems are effective in crime reduction and if the CCTV monitoring effects are durable. In a quasi-experimental method, we applied police data about four types of crime incidents in 2005–2014 as well as camera location. A preventive effect appeared in 10 of 17 of analysed paired treatment/comparison areas. The overall mean effect appears modest. In two of four cases, the preventive effects were durable. The analysis proves that CCTV cameras in the Polish cities had a crime reduction effect and the effect is sensitive for the category of crime. The influence of CCTV on the fall in crime in Poland is unlikely.
K1 Closed-circuit television
K1 CCTV
K1 Crime Reduction
K1 Poland
K1 Crime Prevention
DO 10.1080/01924036.2021.1976237