Security Camera Registration Program
The City of Peachtree Corners has launched Connect Peachtree Corners, a free and voluntary home/business security camera registration program open to anyone who lives or operates a business within the city limits. If you have a private security camera at your home or business, and you are interested in assisting in an investigation in the event of a crime in your neighborhood, you can register your camera with Connect Peachtree Corners. By registering your camera, you are simply allowing local law enforcement to contact you in the event of a crime in your area.
Connect Peachtree Corners is a partnership between the City of Peachtree Corners, Gwinnett County Police Department, and Fusus, which operates on a voluntary basis with homeowners, neighborhoods, and business owners who own private video surveillance systems.
This program will create a real-time security camera location map that can be used by law enforcement when investigating a crime within Peachtree Corners. It cannot and will not be used for active surveillance, and no one will not have direct access to a home or business owner’s cameras. Those who register a camera may be contacted if a crime occurs in the vicinity of their camera where footage could assist law enforcement.
Information provided by residents and businesses will be maintained in a secure database.
Connect Peachtree Corners Online Camera Registry Portal
We encourage homeowners, HOAs, and businesses to partner with Peachtree Corners in our efforts to make the city a safer community in which to live, work, and play. Camera registration takes less than one minute and is completed via this secure online portal.
Prevention and Prosecution
Video evidence is critical in the solving of both violent and non-violent crimes around the country. Your camera system can assist law enforcement in preventing, solving, and prosecuting crimes. Security cameras can prevent crime as criminals may be less likely to strike if they know they will be recorded.
Additionally, security cameras create leads for law enforcement when a crime occurs in or around your home or business. This program allows law enforcement to quickly locate potential crucial video evidence without the need for outdated knock-and-answer canvassing.
Where video evidence is available, it lessens the need for the home/ business owner to attend court proceedings, and aid in the effective prosecution of crimes.
- Do I have the right to refuse access to my video footage?
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The camera system is your property, and you have the right to refuse any requests.
- How will I be contacted if law enforcement wants to request my video?
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In the event your video would be helpful to law enforcement, you would be contacted via the email provided on your registration form. If you cannot be reached by email, you may receive a call at the number provided.
- How will my camera information be used?
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The contact information you provide may be accessed by law enforcement when investigating a crime near where your camera is located. Law enforcement may contact you to request a copy of any video captured by your camera system.
- Is there a cost to register?
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No. There is no cost associated with registration.
- What can I expect after registering my camera?
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If a crime occurs in your area, law enforcement may contact you and ask if you're willing to share any video footage.
- What information will be requested on the registration form?
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The form requests the owner’s first and last name, email address, cell phone number, location address, whether it is a business or residence, and the number of internal and/or external cameras.
- Who is eligible?
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Anyone who lives or operates a business within the city of Chicago is welcome to register the location of their private camera and aid in criminal investigations.
- Will my information be shared publicly?
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We will not share any information precluded by law. Your data is classified as protected nonpublic data. The information can’t be disclosed in a public data request.
- Will the City, law enforcement, or any other entity have a direct feed into my camera?
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No. Neither the City nor law enforcement will have direct access to your camera system. Registering your camera with Connect Peachtree Corners is voluntary and provides the City and law enforcement, with the location of your cameras and a means to contact you if a crime occurs in the vicinity of where your cameras are located. Your authorization is always required for you to share camera footage.