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Croydon Live Facial Recognition pilot cuts crime, says Met Police
The Croydon pilot using fixed live facial recognition cameras led to 103 arrests and a 12% crime drop, with one-third involving violence against women and girls, police said.
- Since last October, the Metropolitan Police mounted 15 fixed Live Facial Recognition cameras on Croydon street furniture along North End high street, enabling remote deployments that produced 103 arrests and reduced robbery and shoplifting.
- The Met said Croydon was chosen because it is a `crime hotspot` with local support, while ministers launched a 10-week consultation on biometric regulation.
- Since the start of 2024, Croydon LFR deployments resulted in 249 arrests with 193 charged or cautioned, and the Met says it removed more than 1,700 offenders across London.
- The Met defended the pilot as lawful and proportionate, with residents and businesses in North End telling me the cameras made them feel safer, and public support remains high at 85.
- Next week, a High Court challenge will test the legality of LFR amid a 10-week consultation as privacy campaigners note Croydon's 22.6% Black population versus London’s 13.5%, and the Equality and Human Rights Commission says the Met's use breaches human rights law.
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More than 100 wanted criminals have been arrested by police in the first few months of a pilot programme using live facial recognition cameras.
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