Smartwater
Smartwater is the innovative crime reduction tool designed to help protect property from thieves.
Bedfordshire Police has brought the Smartwater technology as part of its ‘Safer Homes’ burglary reduction campaign to help the public protect them selves against crime.
When placed under ultraviolet light the Smartwater liquid glows to reveal its unique chemical signature, which means stolen property can then be checked on a database and traced back to its owner. Police routinely screen all prisoners as they come into custody to check whether they have come into contact with Smartwater.
Smartwater can be used for marking high value items from computers to jewellery, is invisible to the eye and cannot be removed. Special ultraviolet light arches have been installed in all of Bedfordshire Police’s custody suites which makes screening easy as all prisoners have to walk under the arch when they come in. Any Smartwater liquid on them or their clothing will then light up and glow spectacularly as proof of their crime.
Smartwater has been jointly funded by Bedfordshire Police and Go East. It is an easy to use forensic coding security system, which deters criminals from stealing your property because they know they can be caught and convicted. Packs are already being given away to people living in burglary ‘hotspots’ and victims of crime.
Please note that similar products are available from other suppliers.
