22 places to get CCTV in Devon and Cornwall for the first time
Funding has been doubled by the police and crime commissioner
Almost 40 places across Devon and Cornwall will get CCTV funding - including 22 areas where no infrastructure currently exists.
Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez doubled the funding this year after in September councils, voluntary sector groups and organisations were invited to apply for a maximum allowance of £10,000 to pay for equipment and associated infrastructure.
Due to the large number of applications received, the commissioner later agreed to more than double the funding available - bringing the total to almost £300,000.
The PCC said: "My office was inundated with so many applications that it became very difficult to choose between them, especially as each one gave compelling reasons for the difference the equipment would make in their local areas.
“Although we don’t have the funding to grant each one, I am pleased to confirm that additional funding has been reallocated to this important initiative.
"It has enabled my office to include more projects into the scheme which will now benefit 39 different areas across the peninsula.
“CCTV is such an effective tool in helping prevent and detect crime as well as offering reassurance to residents and businesses. I look forward to hearing improvements it has made within communities.”