
The City of Piedmont, CA is sharing the same problems as the communities that has joined Neighborhood Guard: A high rate of burglaries and violent home invasions. Like the members of Neighborhood Guard they want to use modern Security Camera technology to aid solving crimes. But this is where the similarities end.
Tasked with getting a quote for a camera system the Piedmont Chief of Police came back with a 1.1 Million proposal, that does neither include Operations (power and Wireless fees) nor Installation. The proposal is for 57 cameras, which gives a per camera price of $20,235 ! ($1,153,416 / 57 cameras).
Comparison:
Neighborhood Guard $2,200 per camera site
City of Piedmont $20,235 per camera site
Why is Piedmont’s solution so more expensive than the Neighborhood Guard solution?
Is it the installation? No, while Neighborhood Guard is based on volunteer DIY installation, the Piedmont quote does NOT include installation which will be a considerable additional expense. Continue reading →