FLINT, MI-- More than 50 police-monitored cameras have been installed in Flint neighborhoods to curb crime.

The cameras, installed by Sonitrol Great Lakes last week, were purchased with a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Flint Housing Commission. Thirty-two cameras were installed at River Park and 20 cameras were installed at Howard Estates, two neighborhoods with high crime rates. The cameras are being monitored by the Flint Police Department.

“Most of the residents were happy to see it,” said Mike Buckel, vice president of sales and marketing at Sonitrol. “A few are upset they will be watched.”

Taylor Dawson, a 29-year-old resident at River Park, said she’s looking forward to the cameras being installed in her neighborhood.

“My truck was stolen a few months ago and we had no information,” Dawson said. “I hope this will cut down on crime.”

John Miller, another resident at River Park, said “it’s about time” cameras were installed in the neighborhood.

The cameras will help residents at about 280 units between the River Park Apartments and Howard Estates developments, Michael Polsinelli, Midwest Michigan Field Office Director for HUD, previously said.

The grant was awarded to the Flint Housing Commission at a Sept. 4, 2018 press conference in City Hall.

Flint Police Chief Tim Johnson previously said the funding is a blessing to the department as they were searching for available funding to increase neighborhood surveillance.

The cameras will be monitored at all times, Flint Housing Commission Executive Director Harold Ince previously said.

"It’s going to be a tool in helping us achieve our goal of making our communities safer and making people want to live in affordable housing,” Ince said. “The cameras will be connected to the police department’s intel center, which will allow them to view the properties in real-time, which will help reduce crime.”

Flint is one of two cities in the state to receive the grant.