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Ludacris performs a free concert at Piedmont Park on Sunday, July 19, 2026, following the World Cup finals watch party. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

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Are 60,000 cameras making Atlanta safer?

Atlanta is the most surveilled city in America. 60,000 cameras. Drones. Facial recognition. But is all that making Atlanta safer?