Deutsche Bahn’s security staff will start wearing body cams at large stations and when working near major and sporting events.

DB body cams make rail workers and passengers safer
© Deutsche Bahn AG / Pablo Castagnola

Ronald Pofalla, DB’s Board Member responsible for Security, said: ‘Body cams secure evidence and provide protection against attacks. That gives DB employees and rail passengers more security. Our tests were positive throughout: security teams wearing body cams were not attacked a single time; they are therefore safer.’

DB Body Cams – some facts and figures:

  • Around 50 security personnel worked more than 8,800 hours in Cologne and Berlin between August 2016 and March 2017 fitted with body cams
  • The preventive effect stems largely from the inbuilt monitor that displays attackers’ behaviour back to them
  • Security employees will start wearing these body cams on a regular basis, particularly during critical periods, such as in the evenings, at the weekends, when football fans are travelling to matches and when major events are taking place
  • Deutsche Bahn recorded 2,300 attacks in 2016, roughly a third more than in 2015
  • The body cams supplement video surveillance already in place at stations and on trains
  • By the end of 2017 DB will operate around 7,000 cameras at around 1,000 stations – a 20% increase to 2016
  • 28,000 cameras are already installed in regional and local (S-Bahn) trains
  • The footage is only available to view by the federal police in the event of a criminal investigation
  • All footage recorded is encrypted and transmitted to a secure server at the end of a shift
  • The employee wearing the body cam has to announce switching it on before starting recording

This information is based on a German-language press release by Deutsche Bahn.

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