Mirrors installed in HDB lifts for extra crime deterrence: reports

·Nurul Azliah Aripin

15 July 2014 at 5:10 am

Two-panel mirrors have been installed in elevators of 450 Housing and Development Board (HDB) blocks in Jurong West, Bukit Batok and Choa Chu Kang in the first quarter of 2014.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) told Yahoo Singapore that the installation of mirrors on lift doors was initiated by the Jurong Police Division. The project aims to deter crime in elevators by allowing residents to be more aware of their surroundings, including the people standing behind them.

“The police will continue to monitor and evaluate the feedback received from the public to further enhance our crime prevention efforts,” SPF said.

However, many residents were reportedly clueless about what the mirrors, about a metre long, were for.

Some even said that they might be installed so that people in the lifts could check on their appearance, according to TODAY.

Jurong GRC Members of Parliament said the mirrors would act as extra deterrence in addition to CCTV cameras even though crimes such as theft, robbery and outrage of modesty are not a common concern among residents in the area, the report said.

SPF has been tightening security at HDB blocks by installing police cameras at staircases since rolling out the Community Policing System (COPS) in 2012.

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