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Philadelphia to install more than 100 security cameras near rec centers to deter gun violence

According to Parks and Rec, nearly 300 incidents of gun violence have taken place around recreation centers and playgrounds since 2019. Police hope the cameras will be a deterrent.

A Video Surveillance Technician (city did not want names used) with Office of Innovation and Technology installs a camera on a pole outside the Marie Dendy Recreation Center. City of Philadelphia puts up surveillance cameras outside the Marie Dendy Recreation Center, 1555 N 10th Street, Philadelphia. The city held a press conference at this location on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
A Video Surveillance Technician (city did not want names used) with Office of Innovation and Technology installs a camera on a pole outside the Marie Dendy Recreation Center. City of Philadelphia puts up surveillance cameras outside the Marie Dendy Recreation Center, 1555 N 10th Street, Philadelphia. The city held a press conference at this location on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer