Education - Case study
High school - entrance & asset protection
Mthatha, Eastern Cape - completed May 2026 by our Eastern Cape team · CCTV installation in Mthatha
- Learners
- 1,000
- Cameras
- 23 × 4MP IP
- Controlled doors
- 6
CCTV and access control for a high school, protecting computer labs and admin areas, with inverter backup for power cuts.
Equipment supplied
- ▸Dahua 32-ch NVR
- ▸23 × Dahua 4MP IP cameras
- ▸Card access control on 6 doors
- ▸Video intercom at the main gate
- ▸Inverter backup
Scope of work
What international research shows
Published findings on this kind of intervention elsewhere, not results measured on this site.
A 40-year meta-analysis of 76 CCTV evaluations found about 14% lower odds of crime in areas with CCTV than in comparable areas without it. The effect was modest overall, and the review found no significant effect on violent crime, which is why cameras work best as one layer alongside access control and response.
Source: Piza, Welsh, Farrington & Thomas (2019), CCTV surveillance for crime prevention: a 40-year systematic review with meta-analysis, Criminology & Public Policy, as summarised by the US National Institute of Justice's CrimeSolutionsThe ACFE's 2026 study of 2,402 occupational fraud cases in 143 countries found the median scheme ran 12 months before detection. Frauds caught within six months had a median loss of US$40,000, against more than US$1.1 million for schemes that ran over five years, and controls such as management review and proactive data monitoring were associated with lower losses and faster detection.
Source: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (2026), Occupational Fraud 2026: A Report to the Nations
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