Surveillance Cameras In Use

.." Ranked: The World’s Most Surveilled Cities ..This may come as a surprise, but it wasn’t until 2007 that the global urban population overtook the rural population. At that time, the two groups were split nearly 50/50, with around 3.3 billion people apiece.

...IHS Markit estimates that as of 2021, there are over 1 billion surveillance cameras installed worldwide. The firm also believes that 54% of these cameras are located in China. ....Because of limited transparency, it’s impossible to pinpoint how many cameras are actually in each Chinese city.

...However, if we assume that China has 540 million cameras and divide that amongst its population of 1.46 billion, we can reasonably say that there are 373 cameras per 1,000 people (figures rounded)."...

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-worlds-most-surveilled-cities/

CCTV surveillance found to be a key tool in crime prevention.

•      Crime prevention and reduction is a top priority for many stakeholders including policymakers, police services and older adults.
•      In recent years, closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance has emerged as a popular crime prevention measure worldwide.
•      It is estimated that 49% of police departments in the United States use CCTV, with usage increasing to 87% for agencies serving jurisdictions with populations of 250,000 or more.
•      The prevalence of surveillance cameras in public places has led to a normalization of this technology, allowing it to exist with little scrutiny from the public and media.

  The prevalence of surveillance cameras in public places has led to a normalization of this technology, allowing it to exist with little scrutiny from the public and media.

Recall the series " The Tunnel" where the French { con-surveilance over privacy concerns } and British { pro-surveilance } have difference of opinion about use of surveillance cameras.

Data used in appropriate manner makes humanity smarter ergo i'm for data accountability used to make humanity smarter/wiser.