Ravensburg raises the alarm: Video surveillance at the train station comes now!

Ravensburg raises the alarm: Video surveillance at the train station comes now!

Bahnhof Ravensburg, Deutschland - In Ravensburg, the train station will soon be under strict video surveillance! In view of increasing crime rates and old violent incidents, the city has made the decision to install cameras. Mayor Daniel Rapp announced on Tuesday that the legal requirements were checked and the measures should now be implemented as soon as possible. The background is a worrying increase in crimes, especially in connection with the drinker and drug scene. The police confirmed that the security situation at the train station and the neighboring bus station is tense, which underlines the urgent need for these measures, as Vol.at reported.

Mayor Rapp emphasizes that video surveillance fulfills a double function: "It not only helps to investigate crimes, but also has a deterrent effect." The population is informed about both the planned installation and the associated signs. The city also receives support from the population and various institutions that consider the security situation at the central bus station (ZOB) to be unacceptable. After severe clashes between young people on the ZOB, the city sees the criteria for a main criteria of criteria and overrides legal hurdles that have so far opposed video surveillance, such as Wochblatt-news determined.

The video surveillance will be part of a comprehensive security concept, which also includes increased street work presence and improved lighting. Rapp also calls for a reduction in the legal hurdles for future measures: "Human protection must go before data protection." This should ensure that the citizens in Ravensburg can feel safe again. The cameras not only offer surveillance options, but their recordings are automatically deleted after 72 hours and only used for investigations if necessary.