Transport for London (TfL) has launched a 12-month CCTV trial at 20 bus shelters across London, together with the Met, to tackle violence against women and girls on public transport.
The technology was tested at five bus shelters in March, and now a further 15 bus shelter locations have been fitted with CCTV across Brent, Croydon, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hillingdon, Lambeth, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, and Westminster.
These locations were selected to provide good coverage across London and to understand the effectiveness of CCTV in different areas.
This includes busy locations with high footfall, quieter locations with less frequent bus services, higher crime areas, or locations where women and girls have reported feeling more unsafe.
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Footage, which only the Met will have access to, will be retained for 31 days to support police investigations.
TfL will also gather feedback from customers and stakeholders throughout the trial to assess the feeling of safety and security for customers using the bus network.
Met commander Ben Russell said: “The Met is determined to make London safer, working with our partners to ensure every woman and girl feels safe in the city they call home.
“This pilot will help protect women and girls, meaning they can enjoy safer spaces across the capital. It also aims to help us bring more dangerous predators to justice, with CCTV being used as a key tool as part of our investigations.”
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