The world’s most spied-upon cities

Cities in China are the most closely monitored in the world, according to online security company Comparitech, but city dwellers in the United States, UK, Middle East, Australia and India are also under heavy CCTV surveillance


TOP 20 MOST WATCHED CITIES 
Ranked by number of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras per 1,000 people

Figures in italics indicate total number of CCTV cameras (in thousands)

1 Chongqing, China 	2,580	168.03
2 Shenzhen, China 	1,930	159.09
3 Shanghai, China	2,986	113.46
4 Tianjin, China	1,244	92.87
5 Jinan, China		540 	73.82
6 London, UK		628 	68.40 
7 Wuhan, China		500 	60.49
8 Guangzhou, China 	684 	52.75
9 Beijing, China	800 	39.93
10 Atlanta, U.S.  	8 	15.56
11 Singapore		86 	15.25
12 Abu Dhabi, UAE 	20 	13.77
13 Chicago, U.S.	35 	13.06
14 Urumqi, China	43 	12.40
15 Sydney, Australia 	60 	12.35
16 Baghdad, Iraq	120 	12.30
17 Dubai, UAE		35 	12.14
18 Moscow, Russia 	146 	11.70
19 Berlin, Germany 	40 	11.18
20 New Delhi, India	179 	9.62


Source: Comparitech Limited   
Picture: Pexels
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