Cities with the most CCTV cameras – Staggering figure for London revealed

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is widely used across the globe, but its use is controversial. Many argue CCTV violates people’s privacy, while others suggest CCTV serves an important function in preventing and identifying cases of crime. Read on for a breakdown of the cities where CCTV cameras are most prevalent.

Which cities have the most CCTV cameras?

According to a study by research website Comparitech, the majority of the most surveilled cities in the world are in China.

The analysis was based on a ranking of the 150 most populous cities in the world where data was available.

The Chinese city of Taiyuan, located in the Shanxi province, came in at the top of the list due to its 117 public CCTV cameras per 1,000 inhabitants.

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The Chinese city of Wuxi came in second place, with 90.5 CCTV cameras per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

But in third place came London, with 73.3 surveillance cameras per 1,000 inhabitants in the city.

In comparison to the US cities of Los Angeles and New York City, London had significantly more cameras.

Los Angeles has 8.78 CCTV cameras per 1,000 people, while New York has 7.07.

The majority of the top 10 places in the study were dominated by Chinese cities, but two Indian cities also made the list.

The city of Indore came fourth, with 64.43 CCTV cameras per 1,000 inhabitants, while Hyderabad has 36.52.

Based on most cameras per square mile, Delhi in India came first with 551,500 cameras for 302 square miles, equating to 1826.58 cameras per square mile.

London came second with 691,000 cameras for 607 square miles, equating to 1,138.48 cameras per square mile.

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The update covers police use of live facial recognition systems, but it has faced criticism from human rights groups.

Live facial recognition systems compare faces captured on CCTV with those on police watchlists, which can alert police to a match.

In a statement, the Home Office told the BBC: “The Government is committed to empowering the police to use new technology to keep the public safe, whilst maintaining public trust, and we are currently consulting on the Surveillance Camera Code.

“In addition, College of Policing have consulted on new guidance for police use of LFR in accordance with the Court of Appeal judgment, which will also be reflected in the update to the code.”

source: express.co.uk