Seattle police surveillance cameras are in general unpopular with the public. New Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson went as far as asking for a moratorium on new police surveillance cameras and also had surveillance cameras turned off in the Stadium District after the world cup games wrapped up. Big event organizers in Seattle have now asked Seattle's mayor in a letter to the cameras back on. Right now, the city of Seattle Police Department has 60 surveillance cameras installed. getty images getty imagesThe advent of the security cameras came from the 2024 Seattle city budget before Mayor Wilson's election.