Camera Registry
Help protect your property, your family and your community by registering your security cameras with Rural Crime Capture Program. By registering your camera, you are taking an active role in deterring crime and assisting the RCMP with their overall crime prevention goals in your community. Learn more about the Community Assisted Policing Through Use of Recorded Evidence program (CAPTURE).
What is the CAPTURE Program for?
When police are investigating crime they will conduct neighbourhood enquiries to locate witnesses or Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) video footage to assist the investigation. With the knowledge of private citizen security camera locations, the time to conduct the enquiries may be shortened and provide key information that could aid with the investigation.
Why do the Police Want This Information?
The primary objective of CAPTURE is to build a mapping program of security cameras in the community. Security cameras are an excellent crime prevention tool, protecting not only your own property, but potentially your neighbour’s as well. If you join CAPTURE, RCMP will become equipped with your contact information, enabling them to quickly contact you so that you may check your cameras for recordings that may help the investigation. Through this program the RCMP and the citizens of Alberta are partnering together to make the community safer for everyone.
Things to know about the program:
- This is completely voluntary and consent can be withdrawn at any time;
- Registering a camera and contact information allows the RCMP to see a list of security cameras so they can contact the owners during an investigation;
- The video footage on your camera remains your property;
- The RCMP will not have live access to your camera feed. We will only ask for videos already recorded;
- You can share your video footage through the website for an officer to view before they decide if the video will help in their investigation; and
- An officer can provide you with a USB thumb drive to copy your video. An officer can not download the video; they can only view it.
Registering Your Security Cameras
To register and learn more visit: ruralalbertacapture.caRelated Pages
Last edited: November 21, 2023