Brisbane Lord Mayor pledges roll-out of mobile security cameras to target crime hot spots

Every council ward in Brisbane will receive a mobile security camera to improve public safety if Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is re-elected, he has pledged.

Less than two weeks from the Brisbane council elections on March 16, Schrinner has promised to increase surveillance by installing 26 mobile security cameras across the city. 

"As someone who was born in Brisbane, I have never seen a crime problem like we have today," Schrinner said.

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There are currently more than 3000 surveillance cameras across the council network.

The Lord Mayor is pledging to add more 26 new mobile cameras, one for every ward in the council.

Schrinner said the increased surveillance would "help local councillors respond to safety concerns in their community".

Schrinner said: "If there is a crime hotspot, if there is a particular concern in a park or public space the councilor will then be equipped with a mobile camera."

A further 10 fixed cameras will also be installed across Brisbane City Council.

Labor's candidate for the city council made a similar pledge less than two weeks ago.

Tracey Price, Labor's mayoral candidate, said her team would also "be able to roll them out to assist police and various community centres".

Jonathan Sriranganathan, the Green's mayoral candidate, said that instead of increasing surveillance, "We need to be looking at the root causes of that crime".

The Greens are instead focusing on their cornerstone election commitment of acquiring Eagle Farm Racecourse for a public housing project.