过去一年英国无人机投诉量增加了两倍

Drones are stirring up public annoyance in the UK as the number of complaints to police are said to have soared 12-fold over the past two years - including allegations of snooping neighbors, burglary "scoping" exercises, prison smuggling and near-misses with aircraft.

无人机正给英国民众带来烦扰，英国警方接到的无人机投诉数量据称在过去两年间增加了11倍，包括偷窥邻居、盗贼事先“踩点”、向监狱走私和险些与飞机相撞的指控。

Last year incidents rose to 3,456 (about 10 a day), almost tripling the 2015 figure of 1,237.

去年，无人机投诉事件增至3456宗，几乎是2015年(1237宗)的3倍，相当于每天发生约10宗。

In 2014, the number of incidents was only 283, indicating that the commercial success of the devices has brought with it a growing public nuisance.

而在2014年，这一数字仅为283宗。这表明无人机的商业成功给公众带来了日益严重的妨害。

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But the actual total number of cases is thought to be much higher, as not all police forces were able to submit data on the drone cases.

不过因为并非所有警察都能提交无人机投诉事件的数据，实际投诉总量被认为要高得多。

David H Dunn, a professor at Birmingham University, warned of the snooping risk posed by the drones.

伯明翰大学的大卫·H·邓恩教授则对无人机带来的窥探风险发出了警告。

Speaking to the Press Association, he said: "Previously you had a hedge, you had a wall and you could do whatever you wanted in your garden without people disturbing you. That has changed because of drones."

他向《英国国家通讯社》透露称：“在以前，你有一个篱笆，有一堵墙，你可以在你的花园中做你想做的任何事而没有别人打扰。但是由于无人机，这一切已经发生变化了。”