SECURITY cameras may have deterred vandals from damaging vehicles and roads signs at Thornlands recently, says Cr Paul Golle.
He was speaking during a council debate on an amendment to the city's security camera policy, which was approved in July.
Cr Golle told the Bulletin that youths had caused havoc in the early hours of February 16.
The group damaged a car and pulled out a road sign.
"They also pulled out dog waste bags and tied them together across the road and spread rubbish around," he said.
Council agreed last week to add the term anti-social behaviour into it's security camera policy.
Cr Wendy Boglary - who has pushed for cameras at Wellington Point reserve for years after complaints about hooning and anti-social behaviour - called for the inclusion during the debate in July but it was voted down.
Cr Boglary asked for the amendment in December after further requests from Wellington Point residents, including via a petition.
"I hope the inclusion and definition of anti-social behaviour will give council greater powers to work with QPS to respond to community requests," she said.
Cr Boglary said it was vital that all incidents were reported to police because council used police crime statistics to determine security camera placement.
"Council is endeavouring to use all tools available for the safety of our community and this is an extension of our ongoing work," she said.
Mayor Karen Williams said the inclusion of the term anti-social behaviour in the policy did not mean cameras would be installed everywhere in the Redlands.
"Council must still be able to meet the costs of sustainably operating and maintaining the equipment," Cr Williams said.
She said the policy recognised that the primary responsibility for the prevention and prosecution of crime rests with the state government through the Queensland Police.
"I don’t want the community to think that because of this change council is taking responsibility for crime prevention or community safety, as this remains the jurisdiction of QPS and council will always work with the police to ensure our community is safe,” she said.
A council officer's report stated that Redlands had the lowest number of reported offences and the lowest rate of offences per 100,000 of the surrounding local government areas.
A total of 8833 offences were reported in the Redlands in 2016-17, or 5712 per 100,000 people.
The rates for Brisbane per 100,000 people were 8487, Moreton Bay 9228, Gold Coast 10,014, Logan 11,497 and Ipswich 12,164.
"There is a significant disparity between Redland City's crime rate and that of other south-east Queensland councils who have employed monitored security camera systems at significant costs," the report said.
The report said most larger councils employed some form of monitored camera system, mostly to monitor night entertainment precincts where public safety and crime prevention was a priority.
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