The Columbus Compact Corporation is coordinating a network of security cameras along E. Main Street, on the Near East Side of Columbus.

The cameras, which will be installed on six buildings between 17th Street and Wilson Avenue, will be networked to a single Digital Video Recorder.

In accordance with the law, the cameras are installed to view public spaces where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy.

The primary purpose of this program, once fully implemented, is to deter crime. Secondary purposes are to aid law enforcement in the identification and prosecution of suspects when crime occurs.

A committee consisting of Compact Board, Staff, and representatives of community organizations (block watches and civic associations) has been assembled to provide guidance and oversight to the project.

We are currently in an equipment and software testing period.  Please note that the resolution you will see on your computer monitor, and any jerkiness on your screen, is due to the multiple Internet connections between the camera and your computer screen, and is much lower quality than the resolution actually captured by the camera and digital video recorder. We expect to install the additional 5 cameras and move to full-scale implementation by mid-fall.