The Economist has concise monthly features on different cities online. This month’s Washington, DC edition has a short note on surveillance cameras placed in high-crime neighborhoods.
Surveillance cameras have precipitated a drop in crime in certain neighbourhoods, according to the District police. Violent crime rose by about 1% in Washington, DC, last year, but fell by 19% in areas within 250 feet of the cameras… council members are questioning whether they do anything more than simply push crime into other neighbourhoods.
Cato’s Jim Harper said much the same thing not too long ago.
Inertia Wins! 