What are the World's Most Heavily Surveilled Cities? Archived Message Posted by Gerard on December 20, 2019, 6:20 pm "China reportedly has about 200 million CCTV cameras. But by 2022, the country is projected to have 626 million cameras, one camera for every two people based on its current population, according to the study. 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, Ga. (US) – 7,800 cameras for 501,178 people = 15.56 cameras per 1,000 people Singapore – 86,000 cameras for 5,638,676 people = 15.25 cameras per 1,000 people Abu Dhabi, UAE – 20,000 cameras for 1,452,057 people = 13.77 cameras per 1,000 people Chicago, Ill. (US) – 35,000 cameras for 2,679,044 people = 13.06 cameras per 1,000 people Urumqi, China – 43,394 cameras for 3,500,000 people = 12.40 cameras per 1,000 people Sydney, Australia – 60,000 cameras for 4,859,432 people = 12.35 cameras per 1,000 people Baghdad, Iraq – 120,000 cameras for 9,760,000 people = 12.30 cameras per 1,000 people Dubai, UAE – 35,000 cameras for 2,883,079 people = 12.14 cameras per 1,000 people Moscow, Russia – 146,000 cameras for 12,476,171 people = 11.70 cameras per 1,000 people Berlin, Germany – 39,765 cameras for 3,556,792 people = 11.18 cameras per 1,000 people New Delhi, India – 179,000 cameras for 18,600,000 people = 9.62 cameras per 1,000 people" https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/90759-what-are-the-worlds-most-heavily-surveilled-cities *Italics mine. Message Thread: What are the World's Most Heavily Surveilled Cities? - Gerard December 20, 2019, 6:20 pm   Searching