CCTV or Closed Circuit Television system is a common video surveillance for monitoring public safety. These compact cameras are placed in convenient and hidden locations for tracking assaults, thefts, crime outbreak and attacks in public places. The system is placed in banks, ATMs, public places, airports, shopping malls and in military regimes to track criminal activities. In banks and ATMs these cameras prevent assaulters causing threat to the safety of the persons transacting money; in banks these cameras track the images of the intruders and attackers affecting the safety of the bank employees and the public. CCTV system is considered the most effective system tracking criminal activities and it is functional in rendering total safety to the public. It captures the clear images of the assaulters and attackers while the operators can observe it from their monitors. The advanced surveillance systems are able to provide clear and high resolution images of the criminals and they can easily be tracked before they harm the public. Many important persons including politicians, socialites and celebrities are using the video surveillance in their residences and it is soon evolving also as home security system. It ensures complete safety to the VIPs residing in their residences. Leading brands such as Eureka Forbes and Panasonic are introducing advanced CCTV surveillance for monitoring public safety. In fact, the application of the CCTVs is extending from its applications as efficient home security system to its utility in the traffic. These compact cameras are placed along the roads to track overspeeding vehicles, vehicles violating the traffic rules or breaking signals. These cameras are also useful in tracking the vehicles causing accidents. The wide applications of CCTV systems is leading it to become the most useful and practical system for tracking public safety.