Washington DC CCTV Street Camera Locations

Locations and attributes of CCTV and other street cameras in Washington, D.C., created as part of the DC Geographic Information System for the D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer. The dataset is maintained by the District of Columbia government and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze camera location density across Washington, D.C. neighborhoods for public safety planning.
• Integrate camera location attributes with traffic or congestion data to assess surveillance coverage.
• Map camera coordinates from the DC GIS to visualize their distribution relative to streets and transportation networks.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, and an ArcGIS REST API.
• Dataset was updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The number of rows (camera locations) and specific column attributes are unknown.
• Data scope is limited to Washington, D.C., and may not be generalizable.
• Relies on ongoing updates from participating D.C. government agencies for accuracy.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia government, D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).

Collection Method

Created as part of the DC Geographic Information System (DC GIS) with participating D.C. government agencies.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-18.

Geography

Washington, D.C.