To a greater or lesser extent, national and local governments throughout Latin America have been installing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in their public places. Of the selected cities in the region, Mexico City had the highest number of public surveillance cameras, registering approximately 87,000 of these devices by the end of 2020. Meanwhile, in the south of the continent, the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, registered up to that same date around 15,700 CCTV cameras across the city.
Number of installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in selected cities in Latin America in 2020
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Visual Capitalist. (January 6, 2021). Number of installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in selected cities in Latin America in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196475/cities-cctv-cameras-latin-america/
Visual Capitalist. "Number of installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in selected cities in Latin America in 2020." Chart. January 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196475/cities-cctv-cameras-latin-america/
Visual Capitalist. (2021). Number of installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in selected cities in Latin America in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196475/cities-cctv-cameras-latin-america/
Visual Capitalist. "Number of Installed Closed-circuit Television (Cctv) Cameras in Selected Cities in Latin America in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196475/cities-cctv-cameras-latin-america/
Visual Capitalist, Number of installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in selected cities in Latin America in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196475/cities-cctv-cameras-latin-america/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Number of installed closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in selected cities in Latin America in 2020 [Graph], Visual Capitalist, January 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196475/cities-cctv-cameras-latin-america/