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Crime hotspots to be protected using SmartWater anti-burglary liquid (23 March 2015)

Date: 23/03/2015
Duncan Lewis, Crime Solicitors, Crime hotspots to be protected using SmartWater anti-burglary liquid

London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced that in the next three years 440,000 London households will be issued with anti-burglary “water” which marks items with a unique code that will link criminals to burglaries.

The clear liquid in the SmartWater kit is only visible using UV light and can also be used to spray thieves when they break into homes or even vehicles.

The SmartWater burglary deterrent has been piloted by the Metropolitan Police in ten areas of the capital – and it is estimated using the kit could reduce burglaries by as much as 80% in some areas.

Police put up notices in areas where SmartWater is being used to act as an initial deterrent to burglars.

Co-ordinator of the SmartWater initiative, Commander Simon Letchford, said:

“This technology creates an environment where offenders just do not bother to go.

“We put up signs in the street advertising the liquid – and this creates a hostile environment for burglars.”

The Met Police estimate that the scheme could save the £5 million on policing alone – as well as preventing an estimated 7,000 burglaries at residential properties in London every year.

The first batch of SmartWater kits will be issued to households in crime hotspots across London.

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