The Moderate Party wants to double the number of police cameras

The Moderate Party wants to double the number of police cameras to 5,000 over the coming years. We want to massively increase camera surveillance, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

» Updated: July 16 2024

» Published: June 26 2024

The Moderate Party wants to double the number of police cameras
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The Moderate Party wants to double the number of police cameras to 5,000 over the coming years.

We want to massively increase camera surveillance, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

Camera surveillance is described as a central tool for preventing and combating crime.

We know that where there are cameras, crimes are not committed, or at least crime rates decrease significantly, says Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer.

The Moderate Party's proposal, presented in Almedalen, Visby, involves twice as many police cameras compared to the current goal of 2,500 by the end of 2024.

The party does not set a date for when the 5,000 cameras will be in place, but wants to have a dialogue with the police first.

Privacy Risks?

The proposal is not yet anchored in the government, but Strömmer is convinced that the ambition is shared by all coalition parties.

The details we will settle together when we negotiate the budget in the autumn, he says.

Where the cameras will be placed will be up to the police to decide.

Ulf Kristersson emphasizes in his speech in Almedalen that integrity is important, but does not think that the Moderate Party is going too far.

When murders remain unsolved and witnesses do not dare to testify, then the cameras will make life safer for ordinary people. That's what I call integrity, he says.

In his speech, to an audience of around 3,500 people, Kristersson highlights everything the government is doing to combat serious crime.

For example, the first visitation zone was established in Norrköping a few weeks ago, and Kristersson says that the residents welcomed the decision.

They said, and I quote: "Those who are critical maybe don't live in these areas, but they would probably change their minds if they knew how it is"."

Seizing Luxury Goods

On Monday, it will be possible to evict criminal families, and in November, the police will be able to seize luxury goods directly from criminal gangs.

In December, the secrecy will also be lifted, so that the police, schools, and social services can openly discuss children who are at risk of going astray.

Next week, the government will present a new social services law, which, according to the Prime Minister, will be the largest reform of Swedish social policy in 40 years.

Children simply cannot be brought up straight into crime, because then society will intervene, says Kristersson.

The Prime Minister claims that the opposition is divided on "almost all" major issues.

But one thing they are actually agreed on: that immigration to Sweden should increase again. There they know what they want. Let them not try.

Corrected: An earlier version contained an incorrect statement about who is behind the proposal for increased camera surveillance.

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