Cities in China are under the heaviest CCTV surveillance in the world, according to a new analysis by Comparitech. However, some residents living in cities across the US, UK, UAE, Australia, and India will also find themselves surrounded by a large number of watchful eyes, as our look at the number of public CCTV cameras in 120 cities worldwide found.
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras serve many purposes, ranging from crime prevention to traffic monitoring to observing industrial operations in environments not suitable for humans. The digital age has boosted the prevalence of CCTV surveillance. Cameras are getting better and cheaper, while live video streams can be remotely accessed, stored on the internet, and passed around. The adoption of face recognition technology makes it possible for both public and private entities to instantly check the identity of anyone who passes by a CCTV camera.
Based on the number of cameras per 1,000 people, these cities are the top 20 most surveilled in the world:
- Chongqing, China – 2,579,890 cameras for 15,354,067 people = 168.03 cameras per 1,000 people
- Shenzhen, China – 1,929,600 cameras for 12,128,721 people = 159.09 cameras per 1,000 people
- Shanghai, China – 2,985,984 cameras for 26,317,104 people = 113.46 cameras per 1,000 people
- Tianjin, China – 1,244,160 cameras for 13,396,402 people = 92.87 cameras per 1,000 people
- Ji’nan, China – 540,463 cameras for 7,321,200 people = 73.82 cameras per 1,000 people
- London, England (UK) – 627,707 cameras for 9,176,530 people = 68.40 cameras per 1,000 people
- Wuhan, China – 500,000 cameras for 8,266,273 people = 60.49 cameras per 1,000 people
- Guangzhou, China – 684,000 cameras for 12,967,862 people = 52.75 cameras per 1,000 people
- Beijing, China – 800,000 cameras for 20,035,455 people = 39.93 cameras per 1,000 people
- Atlanta, Georgia (US) – 7,800 cameras for 501,178 people = 15.56 cameras per 1,000 people
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