How Atlanta became the most surveilled city in America | Full Episode [7gobiZNHs7T]
Atlanta is the most surveilled city in America. With more than 60,000 cameras — roughly 1 for every 8 residents — Atlanta has more cameras per capita than any other U.S. city and, outside of China, is the most surveilled city in the world. Surveillance has become a defining part of life in Atlanta. Police departments are increasingly relying on technologies like license plate readers, drones, robot dogs, facial recognition, real-time crime centers and Flock Safety cameras, while businesses and residents are adding thousands of cameras of their own. Together, they form a vast and growing surveillance network that is nearly impossible to avoid. In part one of a two-part episode of "Curiosities of the South," the AJC's Fraser Jones investigates how Atlanta built one of America's largest surveillance networks, why surveillance technology companies are thriving here and whether expanding camera systems are helping reduce Atlanta crime. From a new $21 million real-time crime center to neighborhoods filled with cameras, Fraser examines the evidence behind one of surveillance's biggest promises: that more cameras create safer communities. Along the way, he speaks with law enforcement leaders, researchers, privacy advocates and residents who disagree on whether the benefits outweigh the costs. The answer is more complicated than you might think. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:45 - Inside Atlanta's $21 Million Surveillance Center 05:18 - What 60,000+ Cameras Actually Looks Like 06:23 - Are Robot Surveillance Dogs the Future of Security? 10:40 - Does More Cameras Mean Less Crime? 14:09 - Mapping Atlanta’s Massive Surveillance Network 16:39 - Mapping Edgewood Neighborhood Surveillance Cameras 18:41 - Why Atlanta? 19:46 - Thanks for watching! Subscribe to the AJC's YouTube channel: Follow the AJC: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter/X - Subscribe to the AJC: #AJC #documentary #surveillance #cctv #crime #explained #educational #Atlanta #Georgia #news