Video surveillance cameras in the Public Road of Madrid

The Spanish constitution establishes that the Security Forces and Corps, where the Municipal Police Corps of Madrid is located, will have as their mission to protect the free exercise of rights and freedoms and guarantee citizen security, through an organic law, in this case Organic Law 2/1986, of March 13, on Security Forces and Corps, which will determine the functions, basic principles of action and statutes. The use of surveillance cameras by the Security Forces and Bodies was regulated in our Law by Organic Law 4/1997, of 4 August, regulating the use of video cameras by the Security Forces and Bodies in public places, developed by Royal Decree 596/1999, of 16 April. In particular, article 1 of the Organic Law allows the recording and subsequent processing of images and sounds in public places by the Security Forces and Bodies, in order to ensure citizen coexistence, the eradication of violence, the peaceful use of public roads and spaces and the prevention of the commission of crimes, misdemeanours and administrative infractions related to public security. In the municipality of Madrid, video surveillance is currently a strategic objective for the security of citizens. This video surveillance process is carried out through a system of cameras in the urban environment that allows the visualization and recording of images in the streets and spaces on public roads that have been authorized by the Delegation of the Government of Madrid. Having real-time images of what happens in the main streets and arteries of the city allows a more efficient use of resources dedicated to security, being able to offer faster and more effective attention, both to everyday events and extraordinary ones. The list of video surveillance cameras, intended for citizen security, operated and managed and operated by the Municipal Police of Madrid is attached. The dataset is also available on this portal: Informational posters of video surveillance areas on public roads