Editing Closed-circuit television (section)

===In the Americas===
[[File:2017-08-13 Sunriver Airport 18.jpg|thumb|Surveillance camera mounted on a tripod in [[Sunriver, Oregon]]]]
In 2009, there were an estimated 15,000 CCTV systems in [[Chicago]], many linked to an integrated camera network.<ref name="WSJ2009">{{cite news |date=17 November 2009 |title=Chicago's Camera Network Is Everywhere |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704538404574539910412824756 |access-date=5 January 2017 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Chicago Links Police, Private Cameras |url=https://abc7chicago.com/archive/7370352/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406171238/http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=7370352 |archive-date=6 April 2010 |access-date=2010-08-16 |publisher=[[WLS-TV]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 2011 |title=Chicago's Video SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS: A PERVASIVE AND UNREGULATED THREAT TO OUR PRIVACY |url=http://www.aclu-il.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Surveillance-Camera-Report1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327043725/http://www.aclu-il.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Surveillance-Camera-Report1.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2016 |access-date=5 January 2017 |publisher=ACLU of Illinois}}</ref> New York City's [[Domain Awareness System]] has 6,000 video surveillance cameras linked together,<ref>{{cite news |date=21 June 2013 |title=NYPD expands surveillance net to fight crime as well as terrorism |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-ny-surveillance-idUSL2N0EV0D220130621 |access-date=31 October 2015 |work=Reuters}}</ref> there are over 4,000 cameras on the subway system (although nearly half of them do not work),<ref>{{cite news |date=29 March 2010 |title=Lack of Video Slows Hunt for a Killer in the Subway |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/nyregion/30subway.html |access-date=31 October 2015 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> and two-thirds of large apartment and commercial buildings use video surveillance cameras.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 August 2005 |title=The State Of Surveillance |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2005-08-07/the-state-of-surveillance |access-date=31 October 2015 |work=Bloomberg Business}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=4 October 2013 |title=The Building Has 1,000 Eyes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/realestate/more-surveillance-cameras-at-new-york-residences.html |access-date=5 January 2017 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> In [[Washington, D.C.]], there are more than 30,000 surveillance cameras in schools,<ref>{{cite news |date=1 January 2015 |title=30,000 Surveillance Cameras Monitor D.C.-Area Public Schools |url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/30000-Surveillance-Cameras-Monitor-DC-Area-Public-Schools-287297041.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006071902/http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/30000-Surveillance-Cameras-Monitor-DC-Area-Public-Schools-287297041.html |archive-date=6 October 2015 |access-date=31 October 2015 |work=NBC Washington}}</ref> and the [[Washington Metro|Metro]] has nearly 6,000 cameras in use across the system.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 April 2013 |title=Metro Plans to Triple Number of Security Cameras |url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Metro-Plans-to-Triple-Number-of-Security-Cameras-200859881.html |access-date=31 October 2015 |work=NBC Washington}}</ref>

There were an estimated 30 million surveillance cameras in the United States in 2011.<ref>{{cite book |title=Technocreep: the surrender of privacy and the capitalization of intimacy. |date=2014 |publisher=Greystone Books |location=[S.l.] |isbn=978-1771641227 |page=28 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RExHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA28 |postscript=none}}; {{cite news |title=Surveillance Society: New High-Tech Cameras Are Watching You |url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a2398/4236865/ |access-date=31 October 2015 |work=Popular Mechanics |date=30 September 2009 |postscript=none}}; {{cite news |title=Lawmakers want more surveillance on the ground -- and in the sky |url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/20/17830619-lawmakers-want-more-surveillance-on-the-ground-and-in-the-sky?lite |access-date=31 October 2015 |work=NBC News |date=20 April 2013 |postscript=none}}; {{cite book |last1=Dempsey |first1=John |last2=Forst |first2=Linda |title=An Introduction to Policing |date=2015 |publisher=Cengage Learning |isbn=9781305544680 |page=485 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W4TCBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA485}}</ref> Video surveillance has been common in the United States since the 1990s; for example, one manufacturer reported net earnings of $120 million in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Video Surveillance: Is It An Effective Crime Prevention Tool? |url=http://www.library.ca.gov/crb/97/05/ |publisher=California Research Bureau |access-date=5 February 2015 |date=June 1997 |quote=The popularity of CCTV security systems has not gone unnoticed by the manufacturers of camera surveillance systems. ...A leading CCTV manufacturer reported net earnings of $120 million in 1995, compared with net earnings of $16 million the previous year. ...Over 50 percent of all CCTV surveillance equipment sales are to industrial and commercial clients. CCTV surveillance is also very common in the American workplace. |archive-date=17 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417005043/http://www.library.ca.gov/CRB/97/05/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> With lower cost and easier installation, sales of home security cameras increased in the early 21st century. Following the [[September 11 attacks]], the use of video surveillance in public places became more common to deter future terrorist attacks.<ref name="Yesil, Bilge" /> Under the [[Homeland Security Grant Program]], government grants are available for cities to install surveillance camera networks.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Minoli |first1=Daniel |title=Building the internet of things with IPv6 and MIPv6 the evolving world of M2M communications |date=2013 |publisher=Wiley |location=New Jersey |isbn=9781118647134 |page=86 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6DW8UbAiaLEC&pg=PT85}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The great surveillance boom |url=http://fortune.com/2013/04/26/the-great-surveillance-boom/ |magazine=Fortune |access-date=24 January 2016 |date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Privacy Fears Grow as Cities Increase Surveillance|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/technology/privacy-fears-as-surveillance-grows-in-cities.html|access-date=5 January 2017|work=The New York Times|date=13 October 2013}}</ref> In 2018, there are approximately 70 million surveillance cameras in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ilic-Godfrey |first=Stanislava |date=2021 |title=Artificial intelligence: taking on a bigger role in our future security |url=https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-10/investigation-and-security-services.htm |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Bureau of Labor Statistics |language=en}}</ref>

In Canada, Project SCRAM is a policing effort by the Canadian policing service [[Halton Regional Police Service]] to register and help consumers understand privacy and safety issues related to the installations of home security systems. The project service has not been extended to commercial businesses.<ref name="One Vision, One Mission, One Team">{{Cite web |title=Security Camera Registration And Monitoring (S.C.R.A.M.) |url=http://haltonpolice.ca/CommunityPolicing/Pages/securitycameraregistration.aspx |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160114161848/http://www.haltonpolice.ca:80/COMMUNITYPOLICING/Pages/securitycameraregistration.aspx |archive-date=2016-01-14 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Halton Regional Police Service}}</ref>

In Latin America, the CCTV market is growing rapidly with the increase of property crime.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2009 |title=Latin American Physical Security Market Growing Rapidly |url=https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/80152-latin-american-physical-security-market-growing-rapidly |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Security Magazine |language=en}}</ref> In Brazil, CCTV usage is only permitted in public areas, though individuals must be informed about the presence of the camera according to the Brazilian [[General Personal Data Protection Law|LGPD]] (which broadly aligns with the EU's GDPR),<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2024 |title=Law in Brazil |url=https://www.dlapiperdataprotection.com/?t=law&c=BR |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=DLA Piper Global Data Protection Laws of the World}}</ref> the [[Brazilian Civil Code]],<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Brazil: Relevant legislation |url=https://www.npsa.gov.uk/system/files/documents/npsa_dentons_brazil.pdf |journal=National Protective Security Authority}}</ref> and the [[Brazilian National Standards Organization|Brazilian Association of Technical Standards]]. However, starting in 2023, in Brazil, the Smart Sampa project, a project that plans to deploy 20,000 facial recognition cameras by 2024, has been criticized for its potential to be "biased against [[Black people|Black individuals]]" and overall risks of data privacy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mari |first=Angelica |date=13 July 2023 |title=Facial recognition surveillance in São Paulo could worsen racism |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/7/13/facial-recognition-surveillance-in-sao-paulo-could-worsen-racism |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>