"Fifteen cameras were installed along two sections of North End, one of the borough's busiest shopping streets. The Met said the system has been deployed on 13 occasions during the pilot, with cameras only switched on when officers are present. During that period, 103 arrests were made, with police claiming only one false alert, which did not result in an arrest."
"According to the force, around a third of those arrests were linked to offences against women and girls, including sexual assault and strangulation. Other arrests included individuals wanted for kidnap, breach of sexual harm prevention orders, and long-outstanding assault cases. Superintendent Luke Dillon said overall crime in the Fairfield ward fell by 12 per cent during the pilot period, with notable reductions in shoplifting and robbery."
"The technology works by mapping facial features and comparing them against police watchlists. The Met said biometric data relating to members of the public who are not wanted by police is immediately deleted. However, the trial comes amid growing scrutiny of police use of facial recognition. Next week, the force faces a High Court challenge over its deployment of LFR after a man was wrongly identified and stopped near London Bridge last year. Civil liberties campaigners argue the technology poses serious risks to privacy."
A three-month pilot of fixed live facial recognition cameras operated in Croydon along North End, using 15 cameras mounted on street furniture. The system was activated on 13 occasions when officers were present, generating 103 arrests and one false alert that did not lead to an arrest. About a third of arrests related to offences against women and girls, including sexual assault and strangulation, with other arrests for kidnap and breaches of sexual harm prevention orders. Overall crime in the Fairfield ward fell by 12%, with reductions in shoplifting and robbery and arrests averaging every 34 minutes during deployments. Biometric data for non-wanted members of the public was deleted immediately. The deployment faces a High Court challenge after a wrongful identification, and campaigners warn of privacy risks and unclear legal frameworks.
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