'We need to create a culture of if you're going do something, somebody might be watching you,' said Councilmember Maria Quiñones Sánchez.
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia officials announced more than $1 million in funding on Monday for 100 new security cameras to be placed in neighborhoods near schools that have high rates of crime.
"We need to create a culture of if you're going do something, somebody might be watching you," said Councilmember Maria Quiñones Sánchez.after leaving school in January."Not only will help us prevent crime, but will create an environment where people feel a little more safe," said City Council President Darrell Clarke.
"Those schools were chosen based on information regarding shootings that have taken place in the area around those schools," said Craig Johnson, the deputy chief of school safety for the School District of Philadelphia.
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