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5,987 public CCTV cameras on 20 official lists.
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5,987 public-space cameras appear on 20 official city, council and police lists in the US, UK and 8 other countries, checked October 28, 2026. Amsterdam's areas, Darwin's sites and Taoyuan's sites count apart, in their own units. Cities without a published list are not shown. No pictures or streams.
Road cameras with pictures are on traffic cameras; plate readers are on license plate readers.
No official list found for that place. Cities without a published list are not shown.
Official camera lists by city
Each row is the publisher's own list, with its licence. Only camera rows add to the count of 5,987; a list of sites or areas counts in its own unit.
What the cameras on light poles look likePhoto: Jonathan McIntosh, “J20 camera dc”, CC BY 2.0.
United States
| City or area | Publisher | Counts | Count | List date | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, MD | Baltimore City OIT / Public Safety and Emergency Services, CitiWatch | Cameras | 861 | read October 28, 2026 | CC BY 3.0 Unported |
| Washington, DC | DC Metropolitan Police Department / DC GIS (OCTO) | Cameras | 519 | read October 28, 2026 | CC BY 4.0 (on the MPD Camera Finder app item; the layer item itself states none) |
| Seattle, WA | City of Seattle, Seattle Police Department GIS | Cameras | 85 | read October 28, 2026 | City of Seattle Open Data Policy (open licence, no use restrictions) |
United Kingdom
| City or area | Publisher | Counts | Count | List date | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham | Durham County Council (via Data Mill North) | Cameras | 719 | January 2022 file (the newest the council published) | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| Nottingham | Nottingham City Council | Cameras | 413 | read October 28, 2026 | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| Sheffield | Sheffield City Council | Cameras | 212 | read October 28, 2026 | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| York | City of York Council | Cameras | 200 | read October 28, 2026 | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| Trafford | Trafford Council (Trafford Data Lab) | Cameras | 163 | 2021 file | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| Plymouth | Plymouth City Council | Cameras | 136 | 2024 file | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| Runnymede | Runnymede Borough Council | Cameras | 129 | 2016 data | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| North Ayrshire | North Ayrshire Council | Cameras | 108 | read October 28, 2026 | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
Netherlands
| City or area | Publisher | Counts | Count | List date | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | Gemeente Utrecht | Cameras | 244 | read October 28, 2026 | CC0 1.0 |
| Amsterdam | Gemeente Amsterdam | Surveillance areas | 39 | read October 28, 2026 | Creative Commons, Naamsvermelding (attribution) |
Australia
New Zealand
| City or area | Publisher | Counts | Count | List date | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenstown Lakes | Queenstown Lakes District Council | Cameras | 242 | read October 28, 2026 | CC BY 4.0 |
Croatia
| City or area | Publisher | Counts | Count | List date | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zagreb | Grad Zagreb | Cameras | 224 | read October 28, 2026 | Otvorena dozvola (Croatian Open Licence) |
Italy
Portugal
| City or area | Publisher | Counts | Count | List date | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon (Bairro Alto) | Município de Lisboa (PSP-operated system) | Cameras | 25 | read October 28, 2026 | CC0 |
Japan
| City or area | Publisher | Counts | Count | List date | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kakogawa | Kakogawa City (Hyogo) | Cameras | 1,562 | rows dated 2025-04-01 (advanced cameras 2023-10) | Creative Commons Attribution |
Taiwan
| City or area | Publisher | Counts | Count | List date | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taoyuan | Taoyuan City Police Department | Camera sites | 4,837 22,359 cameras at the 4,477 sites that state a count | read October 28, 2026 | Open Government Data License, version 1.0 (政府資料開放授權條款-第1版) |
Who runs public cameras
The lists come from city councils, police departments and city IT offices; each row's publisher says which. A list shows the cameras its publisher chose to publish.
What cameras police use
5 of these lists hold police cameras: Baltimore, MD (861 cameras), Washington, DC (519 cameras), Seattle, WA (85 cameras), Lisbon (Bairro Alto) (25 cameras) and Taoyuan (4,837 sites).
Mobile cameras move between places: Washington, DC's list has 10 mobile cameras without a position, so they are not on this page.
County Durham's list leaves out 22 body-worn, mobile or redeployable cameras and 532 indoor cameras.
Plate readers are a separate kind of camera, on license plate readers.
How many CCTV cameras are in London and the UK
This page counts only cameras on published lists: 2,080 cameras on 8 UK council lists, none of them in a London borough. A national figure that circulates is an estimate, not a list. UK road cameras are on the UK speed camera map.
The largest lists published
No official ranking of cities exists. These are the largest lists on this page, in their own units:
- Taoyuan4,837 sites, Taoyuan City Police Department
- Kakogawa1,562 cameras, Kakogawa City (Hyogo)
- Baltimore, MD861 cameras, Baltimore City OIT / Public Safety and Emergency Services, CitiWatch
- County Durham719 cameras, Durham County Council (via Data Mill North)
- Washington, DC519 cameras, DC Metropolitan Police Department / DC GIS (OCTO)
Rules for cameras in public places
A public records request asks an agency for its camera locations. The rules for plate readers by state are on plate reader laws, and for face recognition on facial recognition laws by state.
What this page does not show
- Private cameras, and cameras a list leaves out.
- Road cameras with pictures: traffic cameras.
- Webcams and home cameras.
- Cities with no published list.
- Any picture or stream.
Questions about public cameras
Where are the public cameras in my city?
Type your city or country in the list search. If your city has no row, it has no published list here; a public records request asks the agency directly.
Who runs public CCTV cameras?
The lists here come from city councils, police departments and city IT offices. Each row names its publisher.
How many CCTV cameras are in the UK?
This page counts only cameras on published lists: 2,080 cameras on 8 UK council lists, none of them in a London borough. A circulating national figure is an estimate, not a list.
Which city has the most surveillance cameras?
No official ranking exists. The largest lists published here: Taoyuan (4,837 sites), Kakogawa (1,562 cameras), Baltimore, MD (861 cameras), County Durham (719 cameras) and Washington, DC (519 cameras).
Can I watch these cameras?
No. This page shows no pictures or streams. Road cameras with pictures are on traffic cameras.
Are plate readers on this page?
No. Plate readers are on license plate readers.
Why is a city missing?
It has no published list, its list states no reuse licence, or its data site asks automated readers not to fetch the file. A list joins this page once it can be read and reused.
Sources and updates
- Baltimore City OIT / Public Safety and Emergency Services, CitiWatch: CitiWatch Camera Locations (Baltimore): 861 cameras; Camera locations: Baltimore City (CitiWatch), CC BY 3.0
- DC Metropolitan Police Department / DC GIS (OCTO): MPD Cameras Public View v2 (DC police CCTV, Camera Finder): 519 cameras; Camera locations: Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia (Open Data DC, CC BY 4.0)
- City of Seattle, Seattle Police Department GIS: Seattle Police Department CCTV camera locations (feature layer): 85 cameras
- Durham County Council (via Data Mill North): CCTV camera locations (County Durham): 719 cameras, January 2022 file (the newest the council published); Durham County Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Nottingham City Council: CCTV Cameras (Nottingham): 413 cameras; Nottingham City Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
- Sheffield City Council: CCTV and Traffic Cameras (Sheffield): 212 cameras; Sheffield City Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown Copyright and database right 2026.
- City of York Council: CCTV (City of York Council street-care layer): 200 cameras; City of York Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database rights 2017 Ordnance Survey 100020818.
- Trafford Council (Trafford Data Lab): CCTV cameras (Trafford Council): 163 cameras, 2021 file; Trafford Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Plymouth City Council: CCTV cameras (Plymouth City Council): 136 cameras, 2024 file; Plymouth City Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Runnymede Borough Council: CCTV cameras (Runnymede Borough Council): 129 cameras, 2016 data; Runnymede Borough Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- North Ayrshire Council: CCTV Locations (North Ayrshire public space surveillance cameras): 108 cameras; North Ayrshire Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Copyright North Ayrshire Council, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (2018).
- Gemeente Utrecht: Cameraregister Utrecht: 244 cameras
- Gemeente Amsterdam: Cameragebieden (camera surveillance areas, Amsterdam): 39 areas; Gemeente Amsterdam (api.data.amsterdam.nl), Creative Commons, Naamsvermelding
- City of Darwin: Switching on Darwin: CCTV Cameras (City of Darwin): 37 sites; City of Darwin, licensed under CC BY 4.0
- Queenstown Lakes District Council: CCTV Cameras (External View), Queenstown Lakes District Council: 242 cameras; Queenstown Lakes District Council, licensed under CC BY 4.0
- Grad Zagreb: Geoportal Nadzorne kamere (Zagreb surveillance cameras): 224 cameras; Izvor: Grad Zagreb (data.zagreb.hr), Otvorena dozvola; changes marked
- Comune di Messina: Videosorveglianza urbana (Comune di Messina): 145 cameras; Comune di Messina, licensed under CC BY 4.0
- Município de Lisboa (PSP-operated system): Sistema de Videovigilância Bairro Alto (Lisbon): 25 cameras
- Kakogawa City (Hyogo): 見守りカメラ設置場所 (Kakogawa watch cameras and advanced watch cameras): 1,562 cameras, rows dated 2025-04-01 (advanced cameras 2023-10); 加古川市 (Kakogawa City), CC BY
- Taoyuan City Police Department: 桃園市政府警察局路口監視器 (Taoyuan police intersection surveillance cameras): 4,837 sites; Source: Taoyuan City Police Department. Licensed under the Open Government Data License, version 1.0 (data.gov.tw/license).
Cite this page: “Public Surveillance Cameras: 5,987 on 20 Official Lists”, CamsAhead.com, https://camsahead.com/cctv-cameras/, updated October 28, 2026.
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