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Will CCTV curb crime in Stockholm suburbs?
https://www.thelocal.se/20160609/cctv-to-help-stop-crime-in-stockholm-suburbs-rinkeby-tensta
Swedish police have been granted permission to put up security cameras in Stockholm suburbs Rinkeby and Tensta in an effort to crack down on crime.
Sweden is generally more reluctant than many other European countries to use video surveillance. But the appeals court Kammarrätten on Thursday upheld a decision to let police install cameras to monitor crime in the two northern Stockholm suburbs despite the Swedish Data Protection Authority arguing against the bid.
"Kammarrätten judges that the very serious and widespread crime (…) makes the interest of surveillance greater than the strong privacy interest in the areas," wrote the court in a statement announcing the ruling.
Police have previously voiced concern about a high rate of criminal activity in the troubled suburbs. Earlier this year an Australian TV station released a clip showing their crew being attacked while reporting on a story about the refugee crisis in Rinkeby, where the majority of residents are foreign-born.
And earlier this week around 20 youths threw rocks at police officers called out to a suspected break-in in the suburb. Nobody was injured, but one man was arrested on suspicion of attempted aggravated assault.
It was one of several areas which saw violent unrest in 2013, with up to 30 fires a night and several police injured by stones.
"We have taken into account the particular kind of criminality directed against society and its representatives, such as police and rescue services, and that it is in the interest of society to deal with these crimes," said judge Erika Odung in a statement.
The 24-hour surveillance cameras may be installed for a period of up to two years.
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