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Drone surveillance on Halloween: Hamburg’s police are upgrading!
On Halloween 2023, the Hamburg police will use drones to monitor Steilshoop and other parts of the city to prevent riots.
Drone surveillance on Halloween: Hamburg’s police are upgrading!
On October 31, 2023, a new chapter in security surveillance will open in Hamburg. Hamburg police are using drones for the first time on Halloween to monitor neighborhoods facing feared riots. The focus is particularly on the districts of Harburg, Wilhelmsburg, Billstedt and Steilshoop, which have seen an increased number of disputes in recent years. How Fink Hamburg Reportedly, there was a worrying incident in Harburg in 2023 in which around 300 young people threw firecrackers and bottles, which ultimately led to 33 criminal proceedings being initiated.
This new police strategy is intended not only to support the surveillance of the areas concerned, but also to serve as a preventive measure. While mobile video surveillance was used by police officers in previous years, the drone-based approach enables dynamic situation assessment from the air. Mobile cameras have already been used in Harburg in the past to keep a better eye on the situation, but now the police's eyes are bigger and more far-reaching.
Safety record: A step into the future
After a rather quiet Halloween 2024, which the police rated as positive, it is clear that the measures could be fruitful. The experiences from previous years have contributed to the security authorities' determination to optimize their work with modern technology such as drones. In fact, the Hamburg police have already successfully used drones in the past, for example for traffic monitoring and detecting red light violations. This is how drones were used to transmit overview images at a FC St. Pauli home game on January 11, 2023.
The decision to now also use drones for Halloween is intended to ensure safety in the critical parts of the city and with a clear goal: to prevent riots. Citizens can breathe a sigh of relief and feel as safe as possible during the spooky, beautiful time of pumpkins and ghosts.
It remains to be seen where technical monitoring will go from here. What is certain, however, is that with this innovative step the Hamburg police are in tune with the times and are looking for new ways to improve the security of their city. Based on what has happened in recent years, it will certainly be interesting to see how the situation develops on October 31st. Yahoo Although it does not provide any information on this topic here, it could have a valuable place as a platform for discussing such developments in digital security.