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Cities With The Most Video Surveillance Cameras Per Capita In The World, 2020

Alexandra Dimitropoulou, PhDAlexandra Dimitropoulou, PhDData & Strategy
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Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality has the most security cameras per capita in the world, according to data collected by precisesecurity. In all, 8 out of the top ten cities in the world with the largest number of video surveillance cameras installed are located in China.

Chongqing had 2,579,890 cameras (168.03 per 1,000 People), followed by Shenzhen with 1,929,600 (159.09 per 1,000 People); Shanghai with 2,985,984 (113.46 per 1,000 People); Tianjin with 1,244,160 (92.87 per 1,000 People); and the city of Jinan in Shandong province, 540,463 (73.82 per 1,000 People).

Cities with the Most Video Surveillance 2020

RankCityCountryCCTV cameras installedPopulationCCTV Cameras per 1,000 People
1ChongqingChina257989015354067168.03
2ShenzhenChina192960012128721159.09
3ShanghaiChina298598426317104113.46
4TianjinChina12441601339640292.87
5JinanChina540463732120073.82
6LondonUK627707917653068.4
7WuhanChina500000826627360.49
8GuangzhouChina6840001296786252.75
9BeijingChina8000002003545539.93
10AtlantaUnited States780050117815.56
11SingaporeSingapore86000563867615.25
12Abu DhabiUAE20000145205713.77
13ChicagoUnited States35000267904413.06
14UrumqiChina43394350000012.4
15SydneyAustralia60000485943212.35
16BaghdadIraq120000976000012.3
17DubaiUAE35000288307912.14
18MoscowRussia1460001247617111.7
19ManilaGermany39765355679211.18
20New DelhiIndia179000186000009.62
21NanchangChina5040054635389.22
22IslamabadPakistan995010950649.09
23WarsawPoland1393517759337.85
24ViennaAustria1414119153387.38
25IstanbulTurkey107000149676677.15
26Hong KongHong Kong5000074510006.71
27ChangshaChina5000079181006.31
28Washington, D.C.United States40007135495.61
29St. PetersburgRussia3000054269595.53
30CanberraAustralia24724524975.46
31BangkokThailand53429103502045.16
32ChennaiIndia50000107112434.67
33MadridSpain2900065590414.42
34SeoulSouth Korea3788399623933.8
35AucklandNew Zealand557715820283.53
36BudapestHungary600017639133.4
37AthensGreece1061231541523.36
38San FranciscoUnited States27538975363.07
39ParisFrance33479109581873.06
40LucknowIndia930035897952.59
41SalvadorBrazil730028573292.55
42San DiegoUnited States360014537752.48
43TorontoCanada1495561394042.44
44SofiaBulgaria300012769372.35
45NiceFrance21459418002.28
46BostonUnited States15526947842.23
47PragueCzech Republic282012988042.17
48CardiffWales (UK)10224741872.16
49KievUkraine620029508192.1
50RomeItaly830042340191.96
51PuneIndia1129764516181.75
52KhartoumSudan400024230691.65
53KampalaUganda254716508001.54
54BrusselsBelgium316520652841.53
55Guatemala CityGuatemala400026432471.51
56MilanItaly414331360771.32
57New YorkUnited States1100086011861.28
58Porto AlegreBrazil181214791011.23
59Mexico CityMexico26400216719081.22
60LuxembourgLuxembourg1391163281.19
61BucharestRomania193418122901.07
62HyderabadIndia1000097413971.03
63LagosNigeria14200139036201.02
64PueblaMexico157615445001.02
65FortalezaBrazil254326432470.96
66MiamiUnited States4564917240.93
67TallinnEstonia4004345620.92
68CuritibaBrazil155019171850.81
69DetroitUnited States5006621720.76
70Tel AvivIsrael300040969620.73
71Buenos AiresArgentina10963150572730.73
72LimaPeru7547105547120.72
73Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam615089930820.68
74ZagrebCroatia4686852330.68
75LahorePakistan8000121881960.66
76TokyoJapan24500374351910.65
77YangonMyanmar299552439890.57
78JakartaIndonesia6000106386890.56
79HoustonUnited States130023594800.55
80HanoiVietnam440080536630.55
81CasablancaMorocco196037160930.53
82MumbaiIndia9800201850640.49
83PhiladelphiaUnited States73015765960.46
84BogotáColombia4856107793760.45
85SantiagoChile300067235160.45
86AhmedabadIndia347278686330.44
87RecifeBrazil70016378340.43
88EdinburghScotland (UK)2265307410.43
89CampinasBrazil50011940940.42
90MedellínColombia149539669060.38
91Cape TownSouth Africa157845241110.35
92Rio de JaneiroBrazil4500133742750.34
93ReykjavikIceland401287930.31
94MontréalCanada122041955230.29
95TbilisiGeorgia30011587000.26
96DallasUnited States34713797350.25
97BusanSouth Korea78034656330.23
98JohannesburgSouth Africa120056351270.21
99KitakyushuJapan1949455950.21
100BelfastNorthern Ireland1206267600.19
101AmsterdamThe Netherlands20311403390.18
102TehranIran150090136630.17
103Belo HorizonteBrazil40325015760.16
104San JoseCosta Rica21514042420.15
105KarachiPakistan2200157414060.14
106Kuala LumpurMalaysia100077803010.13
107São PauloBrazil2623218465070.12
108BangaloreIndia1301118826660.11
109BrasiliaBrazil45345589910.1
110SuratIndia61468737560.09
111DhakaBangladesh1000202835520.05
112StockholmSweden7016080370.04
113CairoEgypt500204849650.02
114ManilaPhilippines300136988890.02
115RiyadhSaudi Arabia15070706650.02
116MelbourneAustralia9348703880.02
117NairobiKenya4245563810.01

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Alexandra Dimitropoulou, PhD

Alexandra Dimitropoulou, PhD

Alexandra Dimitropoulou, PhD in Cross-Cultural Media Innovation & Global Editorial Strategy, is the senior Business and Finance Editor at CEOWORLD Magazine, where she brings a global perspective and sharp editorial judgment to the forefront of business journalism. With over 12 years in financial media and corporate strategy, Alexandra has cultivated a reputation for her ability to translate complex financial topics into compelling narratives that resonate with C-suite audiences.

Before joining CEOWORLD, she was a senior correspondent for a top financial news outlet in New York and a communications advisor to several multinational investment firms. Alexandra's editorial direction bridges the technical world of finance with the storytelling finesse of PR, covering topics from M&A trends to CEO brand management. She leads a diverse team of analysts, journalists, and strategists focused on producing high-impact stories on global markets, leadership, and reputation management.

She holds an MBA in Finance and a bachelor's in International Relations. She frequently moderates panels on women in finance and strategic communications at international business summits. Her mission at CEOWORLD is to elevate financial literacy and leadership visibility through journalistic excellence and brand-savvy storytelling.

Email Alexandra Dimitropoulou at alexandra@ceoworld.biz
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