Uruguay. The security cameras installed in Montevideo, in its first year of operation, allowed to reduce crime rates by 50%, according to a dossier published by the Communication Unit of the Ministry of the Interior.
So far, 100 officials are working in police video surveillance and 115 people have been prosecuted as a result of the use of technology. In the areas of the capital where video surveillance is used (Ciudad Vieja, Centro and Cordón) crimes had a considerable decrease.
The Director of the Unified Command Center (CCU), Robert Taroco, said that in the first year of work with this system it yielded very satisfactory results.
"The assessment is totally positive. An average percentage of 50% of the decrease in crime rates was maintained. We have almost completed a year of work on the Ciudad Vieja and Cordón Seguro Monitoring Centers," the official said.
Video surveillance is one of the strong bets of the current administration, which has been giving outstanding results in the areas where the circuits of high definition cameras have been installed.
The Ministry of the Interior is extending this system to other areas of the capital and interior of the country.
