For the past two years, well-trained ÖBB employees have been reviewing video footage of criminal offenses at the request of the police in order to quickly provide investigators with material suitable for investigation. This means that police in the country have so far received images of nearly 2,000 suspects.
ÖBB has more than 7,000 cameras at stations, bus stops and other facilities, as well as about 5,500 cameras in passenger trains. The ÖBB Group for Video Data Evaluation, newly established in 2021, has thus become an important partner for the police.
The ÖBB video detectives would know stations, trains and the locations of the video cameras very well and, if necessary, could search the video material more specifically, the Ministry of the Interior and ÖBB announced in a joint broadcast on Thursday.
Number of questions increases
The demands on police video data have been increasing continuously for years. In 2017, there were “only” 2,400 such warrants, but by 2021, the number rose to about 3,200 police video data requests. This year, in November 2022, there were more than 3600 applications. However, the ÖBB employees also recognize that the passengers do not make things difficult for thieves, for example. Cash, credit cards and other valuables should always be carried close to the body in sealed pockets.
Source: Krone
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