A six-month pilot project will see surveillance cameras installed in areas where crime is high or large groups tend to gather. We're putting the cameras there to enhance public safety and also enhance our investigative abilities. Police surveillance cameras have been tested in Edmonton before. "These cameras are there to enhance public safety, enhance our investigations and to be able to just hopefully create a safer environment for everybody." Some critics say the cameras are not an effective deterrent and push crime into areas where cameras are not as plentiful.

Source: CBC News June 30, 2020 20:34 UTC