Lancaster, PA

Lancaster, PA keep a close eye on itself.

In this article, the very small town of Lancaster, PA which is only 4-6 miles around has over 165 cameras in the streets. They installed the cameras to help cut down on the crime in town, the prostitution, and any other vandalism. They thought it would cut down the crime rate but it didn't. If anything it is helping them solve murders, theft, crime, prostitution etc. The problem with the new camera installation is that anyone can sign up to be a camera monitor. This worries the people of the town because if they have a neighbor they don't really like they're afraid of being spied on. Also they found a wife who wanted to use the camera's to spy on her husband and his mistress but obviously the town did not allow that.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-spycam-city21-2009jun21,0,3641451.story