San Francisco to add cameras in Chinatown

  • 2019-08-15
San Francisco recently announced plans to install cameras to the streets of Chinatown.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed joined Supervisor Aaron Peskin and officials from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to announce the measure. The city is partnering with SF SAFE and the Northeast Community Federal Credit Union on the project, which will bring 18 cameras to the neighborhood. According to officials, installing the cameras will help create a safe environment everyone can enjoy.

The high-definition cameras would provide a view of Stockton Street between Washington Street and the tunnel located at Sacramento Street. Mayor Breed said the cameras will help keep Chinatown the fantastic community it is, where visitors and residents alike are welcome, and that adding the cameras is part of an effort that includes putting more police on walking beats in the neighborhood, and creating a center where people can drop in to report a crime. The mayor added the city can keep Chinatown safe if officials and the community work together.

If a crime occurs, camera footage from the new devices will help the police and community in an investigation. In addition, simply having the cameras in place should prove to be a deterrent to potential crime.

The installation is expected to be complete in six to eight weeks. Flyer printing can be used to keep residents informed of the progress of projects like this.