Cameras target bus crime wave

GUANGZHOU: The provincial capital of Guangdong Province will soon equip all of its public buses with surveillance cameras to deter pickpockets and robbers from preying on passengers.

Xian Weixiong, director of the Guangzhou Communication Commission, said that crime on public buses had increased since the city's ban on motorcycles in the downtown area took effect on January 1.

The cameras will be part of an advanced video network linking the local police's crime-reporting center to every bus in the city. Bus drivers will be able to use the system to report to police when crimes have taken place on their buses.