Our Results

Since 2005, the video safety cameras monitored by the Lancaster Community Safety Coalition have enhanced law enforcement efforts and served as a deterrent to crime and disorder. Despite these successes, we may never know how many crimes DIDN’T occur because security cameras were in place.  LCSC's services have proven to be an invaluable asset to the community, police and other first responders with the following types of incidents:

The examples provided, sorted by year, are a representative sampling of incidents in which active monitoring and video recordings led to arrests or aided in police investigations. The success of this initiative is a result of unprecedented collaborative efforts between the Lancaster Bureau of Police, Lancaster County-Wide Dispatch, the community, and the LCSC.

• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005

Knife-Wielding Robber Arrested, 2009 Read more >>	Cameras Help City Firefighters Read more >>
Attack on Elderly Man Caught on Tape -- Attackers Arrested >>	Cameras Help Police Capture Shooting Suspect >>

Shooting Captured by LCSC Cameras
Abdul Walton gunning down 19-year-old Ty Hall as he ran from a Lancaster city street fight in 2007 ... Read More >>

Would-be Rapist Caught Thanks to LCSC Cameras >>

In retrospect: Challenges of a private entity monitoring public spaces >>

Hearing Focuses on Camera Recording; Plays Key Role in City Homicide Proceeding
The star witness in a homicide hearing Friday was a security camera recording. ...Read More >>

Street Cameras Praised
Freda Hall Stewart draws a distinction between herself and those who have raised their voices against surveillance cameras in the city... Read More >>

Statement from Mayor Richard Gray
Read this statement from Mayor Gray regarding the LCSC and its system of video safety cameras.

Cameras Help Police Catch Car Thief >>

Safety Coalition Camera Helps Police ID Suspect; Also Helps Locate Discarded Handgun
A Lancaster Community Safety Coalition camera helped police find a discarded handgun and identify a suspect after a fight, city police said. ...Read More >>

He's A Safety Czar
Joe Morales has a lot to monitor. The Executive Director of the Lancaster Community Safety Coalition is in the midst of an ambitious $3 million project ... Read More >>

Editorial: Lancaster New Era, July 19, 2003 >>

New Safety Coalition Picks Up Where Crime Commission Left Off >>

Sunday News Article, 11/23/03: Candid Cameras >>

Sunday News Article, 11/23/04: Cameras Will "Eye" City Streets >>

Intell Article, 5/13/05: Cameras Help Group Widen Safety Net >>

Letter to the Editor: Intell, 7/27/05 >>

"I support the use of video
cameras as an important tool
that law enforcement and residents
can rely upon to enhance
public safety."

Mayor J. Richard Gray

"The camera footage has led defendants
to plead guilty and persuaded reluctant witnesses to step forward."

District Attorney Craig Stedman

Read what other Lancaster community leaders are saying about the LCSC >>