Philadelphia SafeCam Pays You To Install Cameras

By John Honovich, Published May 02, 2013, 12:00am EDT (Info+)

In a time of declining government funding, one U.S. city is bucking the trend. Believe it or not, they are going to pay up to half the cost of installing new cameras. What's the catch and what's in it for them? We talked to the city and reviewed its program focused on getting more businesses to install surveillance systems.

The City of Philadelphia is reimbursing businesses for half the cost of new surveillance systems as long as businesses register their cameras with SafeCam, the police department's public safety camera network. SafeCam allows police to determine what cameras are in the vicinity of a crime. From there, they can contact the owner to get access to stored video.

The city will reimburse business owners 50% of the total cost up to $3,000 for a new surveillance system on a single property, but only exterior cameras qualify. This is an important limitation because typically local businesses deploy most of their cameras indoors. 

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Comments (1)

Jeremiah Boughton

05/06/13 12:27pm

Makes sense. On a side note - A lot of cities force bars to have surveillance with the bar forking over all the money.

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