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The Automated Tracking Of Vehicles and
Pedestrians In CCTV For Use In The
Detection Of Novel Behaviour

James Anthony Humphreys
Project Supervisors: A. Hunter, N. Holliman

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Introduction
1.1 The growth of CCTV surveillance
In the past decade, the use of CCTV surveillance has grown enormously. It is
now estimated that there are over 4 million cameras scattered throughout the
UK1. Those living in London are likely to be caught on CCTV camera 300
times a day. The UK is now often said to be the most surveillance oriented
country in the world – it has the highest ratio of cameras to people anywhere
in the world. These cameras cover both public areas such city centres, car
parks, areas that are prone to crime, and private areas such as shops and
nightclubs. The proliferation of CCTV surveillance is due partly to the falling
costs of the hardware and partly to the sentiment on the part of the public
that there is a greater need for security on the streets. The effects of CCTV
on crime figures are debatable, as found in a report by Phillips[21], which
provides examples of strong reductions in crime, mixed results and negligible
effects. However, in a study of the effects of CCTV in town centres, Brown[5]
found that areas of Newcastle in which CCTV had been installed reported
1Source: Liberty at http://liberty-human-rights.org.uk/privacy/cctv.shtml